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On New Year’s Eve parts of Finland experienced significant jamming that experts say comes from Russia.

On the New Year’s Eve, Finland experienced significant jamming attack. Experts in the United States and Poland point to Russia as the source of the interference, since similar attacks were present in the Baltic region, affecting other countries as well. Some transmitters spread across a wide area were simply jamming the GPS while others were spoofing the aircrafts, leading to planes not knowing where they are. Spoofing has been frequently observed with ships, but this time it was first reported in Aviation.

Occurrence
2024-12-31
Publication
2024-12-31T16:21:06Z
First observed
2026-09-24T06:09:10.079Z
Review status
Not assessed
Countries
FI
Updated
2026-09-27T23:56:59.668Z

E/M/R/S scores

  • EExistence0/4 · Not assessed
  • MIntent0/4 · Not assessed
  • RRussian actor link0/4 · Not assessed
  • SRussian state responsibility0/4 · Not assessed

Facts

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  1. Role
    discovery_lead
    Date
    2024-12-31T16:21:06Z

    On the New Year’s Eve, Finland experienced significant jamming attack. Experts in the United States and Poland point to Russia as the source of the interference, since similar attacks were present in the Baltic region, affecting other countries as well. Some transmitters spread across a wide area were simply jamming the GPS while others were spoofing the aircrafts, leading to planes not knowing where they are. Spoofing has been frequently observed with ships, but this time it was first reported in Aviation.