Norway says Russia violated its airspace three times in 2025

The incidents are the first such violations by Russia in more than a decade, the Norwegian government says

A still photo published by Swedish armed forces that it says shows a Russian mig-31 fighter jet that took part in the violation of Estonian airspace. REUTERS

Norway's government said on Tuesday that Russia has violated Norwegian airspace three times in 2025, adding that it was unclear if this was deliberate or the result of navigation errors.

The incidents, which lasted between one and four minutes, were the first such violations by Russia in more than a decade, the Norwegian government said in a statement.

Two of the incidents, on Apr 25 and Aug 18, took place over the Arctic Barents Sea, while the third, on Jul 24, was over an uninhabited part of Finnmark, Norway's northernmost county which shares a border with Russia.

"We can't determine whether this was done deliberately or whether it was due to navigation errors," Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Stoere said. "Regardless of the reason, this is not acceptable and we have made that clear to Russian authorities."