Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, in the first such joint operation by the two Nordic countries. Finland, Sweden Scramble Fighter Jets In First Joint Mission To Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Over Gulf Of Finland Key points and original sources are listed below.

• Finland and Sweden said on Friday they had scrambled fighter jets to intercept and identify Russian military aircraft in international airspace over the Gulf of Finland, in the first such joint operation by the two Nordic countries.S1

• Finland, Sweden Scramble Fighter Jets In First Joint Mission To Intercept Russian Military Aircraft Over Gulf Of FinlandS2