Police have cordoned off the accident area, just north of the city of Kouvola.

Finnish police van blocking a country road, with houses, trees and blue sky seen in the background.

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Police cordoned off the accident area, just north of the city of Kouvola on the Savistontie road. Image: Maria Stenroos / Yle

An air traffic accident occurred in the southeastern region of Kymenlaakso on Sunday morning, according to local rescue services.

Police have cordoned off the accident area, just north of the city of Kouvola on the Savistontie road.

The rescue services of Kymenlaakso received a report about the accident shortly after 10am on Sunday.

Very few details about the incident had been announced by around midday on Sunday.

Local rescue services said that the police would provide information about the matter.

This is a developing story.