Politics

Sweden to deploy fighter jets, warships to Finland

 28.08.2026, 13:50
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images
A Swedish Air Force Saab JAS 39 Gripen fighter jet. Photo by Leon Neal/Getty Images

The initiative follows a request by Finland to Sweden, which has a 1,340-kilometre (833-mile) long eastern border with Russia.