Clear News | Monday 4.5.2026

Military drones. Asylum seekers. Timo Sarpaneva. Tuesday’s weather.

Military drones

First, news about military drones.

Two military drones were spotted in Finland on Sunday.

They flew over the sea in Virolahti and the archipelago in southeastern Finland.

Finnish Air Force fighters tracked the drones for a long time.

Many Finns woke up at night to the sound of fighter jets.

Two military drones were spotted in Finland on Sunday.

They flew towards Russia.

The planes were perhaps Ukrainian planes flying to Russia.

Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says that Finland supports Ukraine, but Finland does not accept that military drones enter Finnish airspace.

Asylum seekers as a source of information

Now the news about asylum seekers as sources of information.

Finnish authorities have used asylum seekers as sources of information.

The authorities have wanted information about the situation of migrants in Russia.

Yle has interviewed a Russian man who helped the border guard. The man told stories for over six months.

Now the authorities have stopped cooperating with the man.

The man’s asylum application has been rejected. He may be returned to Russia.

Finnish authorities have used asylum seekers as sources of information.

Pargol Miraftabi, a lawyer for the Finnish Refugee Council, says that the action is problematic. It is a big problem if the security of the information source is not guaranteed.

The Border Guard says it has not broken the law.

Timo Sarpaneva’s anniversary exhibition

Finally, cultural news.

A celebratory exhibition by Timo Sarpaneva has opened at the Finnish Glass Museum.

Sarpaneva was a famous Finnish glass artist and designer. She is also known abroad.

Sarpaneva made everyday objects, art glass and graphics.

Many of Sarpaneva’s glass objects have bubbles.

This year marks 100 years since Sarpaneva’s birth. It has been 20 years since Sarpaneva’s death.

A celebratory exhibition by Timo Sarpaneva has opened at the Glass Museum in Riihimäki.

The exhibition also showcases glassblowing and other crafts.

Tuesday weather

Still a weather forecast.

On Tuesday, it will rain, sleet and snow in the north.

The driving conditions are bad.

The wind is gusty.

It will be partly cloudy in the south. There may be a little rain at times.