Finland's navy has fired warning shots at a possible submarine off the coast of Helsinki, officials say.
"During surveillance of (Finland's) territorial integrity, the navy detected a possible underwater object at midday on April 27, 2015, within Finland's territorial waters close to the border outside Helsinki," the defence ministry said in a statement.
A second sighting was made during the night and "a warning was given with light depth charges at three in the morning," the ministry added.
No further sightings were reported after the warning shots and no details have been given of the type of vessel that was detected.
Finland, like neighbouring Sweden, is not a member of NATO, but co-operates closely with the military alliance.
In Sweden, navy vessels, helicopters and army units took part in a week-long search in October amid reports that a submarine had been sighted off Stockholm.
AFP
source: newshub archive
