Since early July 2024, Finland has experienced a three-fold increase in GPS jamming targeting aviation, attributed to sources in Russia around Kaliningrad and Estonia regions.

Intelligence & EspionageSignals/Technical Intelligence (SIGINT/TECHINT)GPS jamming, spoofing, EW

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Summary

From early July 2024, there has been a marked increase in GPS jamming incidents affecting Finnish aviation, roughly tripling over the past 30 days compared to routine levels in April-May and a lull in June. The interference has expanded in both geographic reach and intensity, affecting larger areas and more aircraft. Data comparisons show the jamming originates from Russian sources, notably near Kaliningrad and an area referred to as Estonia. This disruption is considered an electronic warfare operation aiming to interfere with aviation navigation systems in Finnish airspace. These findings come from analysis of daily interference plots and signal patterns noted by the analyst Auonsson on August 12, 2024.

Classification

Confidence: High

The event explicitly details hostile Russian electronic warfare activities disrupting Finnish GPS signals, confirmed by comparative analysis of signals from Kaliningrad and Estonia areas.

Source URL

https://x.com/i/web/status/1823077528199630888

Open source

Provenance

Publisher: csv-import
Submitted: Feb 14, 2026, 12:22 UTC
Last updated: Nov 8, 2026, 20:10 UTC
Event time: Jul 6, 2024, 00:00 UTC

Published as a hybrid-warfare signal with a public source and reviewer-approved assessment bands. See the methodology for how records are assessed.

Raw record

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  "incident_type": "GPS jamming, spoofing, EW",
  "country": "Finland",
  "source_reliability": "C",
  "info_credibility": "3",
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  "summary_extended": "From early July 2024, there has been a marked increase in GPS jamming incidents affecting Finnish aviation, roughly tripling over the past 30 days compared to routine levels in April-May and a lull in June. The interference has expanded in both geographic reach and intensity, affecting larger areas and more aircraft. Data comparisons show the jamming originates from Russian sources, notably near Kaliningrad and an area referred to as Estonia. This disruption is considered an electronic warfare operation aiming to interfere with aviation navigation systems in Finnish airspace. These findings come from analysis of daily interference plots and signal patterns noted by the analyst Auonsson on August 12, 2024.",
  "actor_primary": "Russian electronic warfare units",
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  "location_text": "Finland and Kaliningrad region",
  "location_region": "Baltic region",
  "location_coordinates_lat": 60.21,
  "location_coordinates_lon": 24.96,
  "location_precision": "Approximate",
  "is_aggressor_signal": true,
  "signal_type": "HYBRID_SIGNAL",
  "is_hybrid_war_signal": true,
  "classification_complete": true,
  "hybrid_signal_complete": true,
  "classification_confidence": "High",
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  "event_time_utc": "2024-07-06T00:00:00.000Z",
  "end_time_utc": "2024-08-12T19:22:08.000Z",
  "event_time_confidence": "pm24h",
  "created_at": "2026-02-14T12:22:53.121Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-08T20:10:38.920Z",
  "reliability_band": "strong",
  "location_precision_band": "approximate",
  "time_precision_band": "within_24h",
  "severity_band": "moderate",
  "attribution_confidence_band": "low",
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Public assessmentReliability: StrongSeverity: ModerateAttribution: LowSingle sourceTime: Same dayLocation: Approximate

Source reliability

Info credibility

Event time

Jul 6, 2024, 00:00 UTC

End time

Aug 12, 2024, 19:22 UTC

Event time confidence

pm24h

Location

Finland and Kaliningrad region

Region

Baltic region

Primary actor

Russian electronic warfare units

Country

Finland

Countries

Finland

Tags

GPS jamming, Electronic Warfare, Finland, Kaliningrad, Russian hybrid warfare, Aviation navigation disruption, Baltic region

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