NATO is now patrolling that area, probably looking for that. Finland joined NATO in 2023, after seeing what Russia was doing in Ukraine. It's a narrow corridor

NATO is now patrolling that area, probably looking for that. Finland joined NATO in 2023, after seeing what Russia was doing in Ukraine. It's a narrow corridor to patrol. Small boats watching large ships can tell if an anchor is run out. An ordinary fish-finder sonar should be able to tell if a ship is dragging something. Finland has many small coast guard vessels, and a long history of pushing back against border incursions from Russia. The most recent incursion was [1]. "Since the beginning of August 2023, more than 1,300 third-country nationals have arrived in Finland from Russia without a visa. According to the authorities, it was clear that foreign authorities or other actors were facilitating instrumentalised migration. This phenomenon and the risk of its escalation posed a serious threat to national security and public order in Finland." Migrants who escaped Afghanistan, etc. and ended up in Russia are apparently being given a hard choice - join the army and fight in Ukraine, or leave Russia. So Finland closed the land border with Russia completely. Russia objected. Finland did not give in. Finland started building a border fence on the Russian border, with surveillance gear, back in 2023.[2] [1] https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/situation-at-finlands-eastern-border https://valtioneuvosto.fi/en/situation-at-finlands-eastern-b... [2] https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/finland-starts-erecting-fence-along-russian-border/ https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/finland-starts-erec...