Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Thursday that a foreign power could be behind a series of suspected break-ins at the homes of several Members of Parliament, according to The Guardian.
Police began investigating multiple reports of MPs' homes being broken into in the Helsinki area over the past year. In each case, nothing was stolen, but officers found subtle signs of forced entry, The Guardian reported.
Orpo did not name a specific country or provide evidence connecting the break-ins to foreign activity. His statement suggests Finnish authorities suspect the incidents may be intelligence gathering operations rather than conventional burglary, though police have not publicly confirmed this assessment.
The timing and pattern of the break-ins, occurring across multiple parliamentary residences without theft, differs from typical criminal activity and prompted official consideration of espionage as a potential motive. Finland shares a 1,300-kilometer border with Russia and joined NATO in 2023, shifting its strategic alignment after decades of military non-alignment.