Tabloid Ilta-Sanomat reports that Russia has moved strategic bomber planes to the Kola peninsula, about 150 kilometres from the Finnish border, according to satellite imagery obtained by the Norwegian newspaper Faktisk.
The images show seven Tu-160 strategic bombers and four Tu-95 aircraft at the Olenya airbase, which Faktisk notes is just 200 kilometres from Norway's border with Russia.
The aircraft, which are capable of carrying cruise missiles as well as strategic nuclear weapons, have been active in Ukraine since Russia's invasion in February, according to the paper.
Norwegian security specialist Lars Peder Haga told Faktisk he believes that there could be several explanations why the planes were moved to the Olenya base.
"The base is designed for strategic bombers, and they have to practice moving there and operating there. The transfer may therefore be part of the strategic bomber forces' normal training activities," Haga said.
"One-man referendum"
Tampere native Jarno Virtala is the subject of one of Helsingin Sanomat's most-read stories on Thursday morning.
As widely reported in other newspapers, Virtala painted the colours of the Ukrainian flag on the parking spot of the Russian Consulate General in the southwest city of Turku.
The consulate has faced calls for its closure this week over Russia's ongoing war in Ukraine.
The presence of the consulate in Turku, and the protests by local people, inspired Virtala to take action, he tells HS.
"I decided that I will hold a one-man referendum on whether the parking lot belongs to Russia or Ukraine. And the result of the referendum, is that the spot belongs to Ukraine," he said.
Watch out, deer about
Police in western Uusimaa have warned motorists to be extra vigilant for deer and elk moving around motorways, after they received reports of 10 collisions involving deer within the space of two hours on Wednesday, according to Swedish-language paper Hufvudstadsbladet.
Accidents involving deer and elk often occur in the same areas, HBL notes, as these animals of habit usually graze in the same fields and move along the same well-trodden paths.
However, Wednesday morning's tally was exceptionally high, according to Hannu Kontola of the Western Uusimaa Police Department.
He added that most collisions with elk or deer occur at either sunrise or sunset, and advised motorists to take extra care when driving at these times.
"It is important to pay attention when driving, especially along stretches of road where there are signs warning of deer and elk on the move. The signs are there for a reason," Kontola said.
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