Overview

• Two helicopters collided mid-air west of Helsinki on May 17, 2025, resulting in multiple fatalities, according to Finnish police.
• Authorities are working to confirm the exact number of victims and identify the passengers aboard the helicopters.
• Flight records indicate one helicopter carried two people, while the other had three, with reports suggesting they were likely business travelers from Estonia.
• The cause of the collision remains under investigation, and no official conclusions have been released at this time.
• Eyewitness accounts describe one helicopter maneuvering into the other, with one aircraft falling rapidly and the other descending more slowly without noise.