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Finland Halonen wants to develop EU-NATO cooperation Comment Tell A Friend Print Format Save Article The Swedish Foreign Ministry made an apology Tuesday night for Swedish military aircraft's violation of Finnish airspace south of the Aland Islands on Tuesday, Finnish media reported.



According to the report, a reconnaissance plane from the Swedish air force violated Finnish air space twice on Tuesday. The aircraft was flying over the southern part of the Aland Islands.



A statement from the Finnish defense force indicated that the craft was a Gulf stream IV G-type plane, which penetrated about 11 kilometers into Finnish airspace. The first intrusion occurred at about 10.25 in the morning, and the second around 1.00 pm.



Finnish military said such incidents are rare.



Earlier this year, a Russian military cargo plane violated Finnish airspace over the Gulf of Finland.



Source: Xinhua