Event 407

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "EW",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Incident is reported by major Finnish media (YLE), includes direct attribution of GPS jamming interfering with civil aviation safety, and cites a Finnish politician referencing Russian hybrid activities.",
  "continuous_summary": "GPS Jamming",
  "countries": [
    "Finland"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {},
  "description": "A passenger plane en route from Helsinki to Joensuu was unable to land due to GPS interference, forcing it to return to Helsinki. A corresponding Joensuu-Helsinki flight was cancelled. A Finnish MP suspects Russian hybrid activity as the cause.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-06-11T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The plane could not land due to GPS jamming and returned to Helsinki.",
    "A member of the Finnish parliament suspects Russian hybrid activity behind the jamming."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "GPS-häirintä esti lentokoneen laskeutumisen Joensuussa tiistaina – kansanedustaja epäilee syyksi Venäjän hybridivaikuttamista",
    "Helsingistä Joensuuhun matkalla ollut lento joutui palaamaan takaisin Helsinkiin. Myös lento Joensuusta Helsinkiin jouduttiin perumaan.",
    "Kansanedustaja Hannu Hoskonen (kesk.) pitää todennäköisenä, että GPS-häirinnän taustalla on Venäjän hybridivaikuttamista."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "category_raw": "Gps/Satnav Interference",
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The plane could not land due to GPS jamming and returned to Helsinki.",
            "A member of the Finnish parliament suspects Russian hybrid activity behind the jamming."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "GPS-häirintä esti lentokoneen laskeutumisen Joensuussa tiistaina – kansanedustaja epäilee syyksi Venäjän hybridivaikuttamista",
  "is_continuous": true,
  "location_text": "Joensuu",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_407_1763926056_fe65a294.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??GPS jamming prevents Finnair landing in ??Joensuu; flight returns to Helsinki. Includes link confirming parliamentarian on board",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20093278"
  ],
  "summary_short": "GPS jamming prevented a passenger aircraft from landing in Joensuu, suspected to be a result of Russian hybrid operation.",
  "url": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20093278"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "",
  "Attack Type": "GPS/Satnav Interference",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "Air",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "GPS Jamming",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI",
  "Date": "11-Jun-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??GPS jamming prevents Finnair landing in ??Joensuu; flight returns to Helsinki. Includes link confirming parliamentarian on board",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??GPS jamming prevents Finnair landing in ??Joensuu; flight returns to Helsinki",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20093278",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}