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Recovery · Finland

Ukrainian UAV found in Iitti on 11 April

· Iitti · Ukrainian UAV recovery

Confirmed Ukrainian-origin UAV recovery and unauthorized entry

Finnish investigators identified the UAV found in Iitti on 11 April 2026 as the fourth recovered spring drone. They established Ukrainian origin and unauthorized entry, with jamming and weather causing the spring diversions rather than Finland being the intended target.

This is one recovery record, separate from the March finds. The discovery date is not an established flight or crash date; the exact site and individual disposal method remain unresolved.

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Attribution and uncertainty

Origin / operator / attribution
Ukrainian origin established by Finnish investigators; not targeted at Finland.
Investigation / uncertainty
Recovery date established, not entry or crash date. Exact site, model and individual disposal method remain unresolved.

Sources · 1

  1. Finnish Police / National Bureau of Investigation and Finnish Border Guard ↗NBI and Border Guard conclude UAV investigations

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Recovery

Recovery for the dated find. Confirmed unauthorized entry does not require hostile intent.

Editorial municipality anchor, not a verified recovery coordinate.

Map positions are approximate anchors for the named place, not verified incident coordinates.

Reported date
2026-04-11 (discovery)
Record type
confirmed_foreign_drone_recovery
Date basis
Discovery date established by the final investigation published 9 September; entry and crash times are not supplied.
Location / jurisdiction
Iitti, Päijät-Häme, Finland; precise recovery site unpublished in the reviewed release.
Event categories
Foreign UAV recovery; retrospective investigation finding
What was reported
The fourth of the four recovered spring UAVs was found in Iitti on 11 April, according to the final investigation.
Aircraft / vessel / quantity
One military UAV; model unspecified in the final release.
Origin / operator / attribution
Ukrainian origin established by Finnish investigators; not targeted at Finland.
Damage / casualties / disruption
Authorities reported no personal injuries or property damage from the spring arrivals.
Response / outcome
NBI and Border Guard investigation concluded; prosecutor ended proceedings without further criminal liability.
Investigation / uncertainty
Recovery date established, not entry or crash date. Exact site, model and individual disposal method remain unresolved.
Route / entry mechanism
Investigators attribute the spring diversions to GNSS jamming and weather; no precise individual route supplied.
Explosive payload
Authorities assessed the recovered spring UAVs carried explosives. The release does not identify whether this was one of the three rendered safe by controlled detonation.
Counting / links
Separate fourth recovered UAV, not one of the two 29 March crashes in E009 or the 31 March Parikkala discovery within E010. One recovery record, not an additional dated flight.
Research provenance
Added 24 October 2026 from the Finnish Police final investigation release; original research snapshots unchanged.

Record N119 · reviewed 24 October 2026. Record fields keep the register’s original wording.