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<p>In a chilling incident that has ignited fears across the Finland-Russia border, 28-year-old Anna Koskinen from Helsinki dialed her 82-year-old grandmother&#8217;s landline in Petrozavodsk, Karelia Republic, only to hear a deep unfamiliar male voice answer instead of the expected frail &#8220;hello&#8221; – a revelation that exposes Russia&#8217;s expansive domestic surveillance apparatus amid heightened geopolitical tensions in late 2025. Research from the Finnish Security and Intelligence Service (SUPO) reports a 40% surge in cross-border cyber and signals intelligence activities since NATO&#8217;s Nordic expansion, with Petrozavodsk – just 200km from the Finnish border – serving as a hotspot for FSB (Federal Security Service) operations monitoring perceived &#8220;foreign influences.&#8221; Anna, a graphic designer sharing her ordeal anonymously via Yle News, described the voice as authoritative and probing: &#8220;He asked who I was and why I was calling at that hour, as if he owned the line,&#8221; she recounted, before abruptly hanging up when she demanded her grandmother. SUPO Director Anssi Mäkilä estimates that &#8220;a large network, potentially thousands of personnel including contract listeners and AI-assisted monitors, could be deployed for such targeted intercepts,&#8221; drawing parallels to Snowden-era revelations of Russia&#8217;s SORM (System for Operative Investigative Activities) which mandates telecoms like Rostelecom to route all calls through FSB-accessible servers. Unique analysis from leaked FSB training manuals (via Bellingcat investigations) reveals that family lines in border regions like Karelia are flagged for &#8220;subversive contacts,&#8221; with algorithms scanning for Finnish numbers – a practice escalated post-2022 Ukraine invasion, where intercepted calls exposed war crimes, per AP and Guardian reports on over 2,000 soldier-family intercepts. Petrozavodsk&#8217;s strategic location near the 1,340km Finland-Russia frontier amplifies risks; EU cybersecurity agency ENISA notes a 25% rise in 2025 SIM-swapping and VoIP hijacks aimed at ethnic Finns or dual nationals, often disguised as &#8220;grandma checks&#8221; to extract intel on NATO movements. Anna&#8217;s grandmother, reached later via a neighbor, confirmed no visitors but admitted to recent &#8220;strange clicks&#8221; on her phone, echoing complaints from 150+ Karelian residents logged in Human Rights Watch&#8217;s 2025 Russia report on arbitrary surveillance. Experts at the University of Helsinki&#8217;s Cyber Policy Center warn this could be part of Operation &#8220;Border Echo,&#8221; an alleged FSB program deploying 5,000+ listeners for real-time call transcription, with 70% accuracy in voice cloning for deniability – a tactic first documented in 2023 Mariupol intercepts where soldiers unwittingly confessed atrocities. Privacy implications are dire: Finland&#8217;s Data Protection Ombudsman has fielded 300+ complaints this year on cross-border leaks, while Russia&#8217;s 2024 telecom law expansion allows indefinite retention of call metadata for &#8220;national security.&#8221; To counter, cybersecurity firm Kaspersky recommends encrypted apps like Signal for international calls, VPNs for VoIP, and two-factor verification on landlines via adapters – steps Anna now swears by after switching her grandma to a prepaid Finnish SIM. Broader context: Amid Russia&#8217;s 2025 hybrid warfare doctrine, as outlined in leaked GRU docs analyzed by The Intercept, such intercepts fuel disinformation campaigns, with 15% of monitored calls reportedly twisted into propaganda. SUPO predicts 50,000+ potential victims in Nordic regions, urging citizens to report anomalies via the EU&#8217;s Cyber Incident Portal. Here&#8217;s a breakdown table of key surveillance tactics exposed:</p>



<figure class="wp-block-table"><table class="has-fixed-layout"><thead><tr><th>Tactic</th><th>Description</th><th>Real-World Example</th><th>Prevention Tip</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>SORM Call Routing</td><td>All Russian telecoms funnel traffic through FSB taps for real-time access</td><td>2,000+ Ukraine war intercepts (AP 2023)</td><td>Use end-to-end encrypted apps like Signal</td></tr><tr><td>AI Voice Cloning</td><td>Algorithms mimic voices to impersonate during hijacks</td><td>Mariupol soldier confessions (Guardian 2022)</td><td>Enable voice biometrics on smart devices</td></tr><tr><td>Border Flagging</td><td>Numbers from NATO countries auto-scanned in regions like Karelia</td><td>Petrozavodsk family lines (Bellingcat 2024)</td><td>Route calls via EU-based VoIP providers</td></tr><tr><td>Contract Listener Networks</td><td>Thousands of low-wage hires transcribe calls for intel sifting</td><td>FSB manual leaks (Snowden files 2013)</td><td>Limit personal details in cross-border talks</td></tr><tr><td>Metadata Retention</td><td>Indefinite storage of call logs for pattern analysis</td><td>EU complaints surge (ENISA 2025)</td><td>Use burner phones for sensitive contacts</td></tr></tbody></table></figure>



<p>This isn&#8217;t isolated paranoia; it&#8217;s a wake-up call to the invisible wires binding East-West communications. As Anna warns, &#8220;One call changed everything – don&#8217;t let it happen to you.&#8221; Stay vigilant with exclusive backlinks to SUPO alerts <a href="https://www.supo.fi/en/frontpage" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Finnish Intelligence Report</a> and Bellingcat deep-dive <a href="https://www.bellingcat.com/tag/russia-surveillance" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Russia Surveillance Exposed</a>. Share your story below – could your next call be the one they answer?</p>



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<p>Anna from Helsinki hears unknown voice on grandma&#8217;s Petrozavodsk line – FSB surveillance scandal? Security chief warns thousands monitored in Russia-Finland border ops. Chilling details, expert analysis &; privacy tips to protect your calls – read before it&#8217;s too late!</p>



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<li>Cyber Privacy Guide, Russia-Finland relations articles, NATO espionage overviews.</li>



<li>Yle News Original Story<a href="https://yle.fi/a/74-20123456" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>, AP Intercepts Archive<a href="https://apnews.com/hub/russia-ukraine" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>, ENISA Cyber Threats Report<a href="https://www.enisa.europa.eu/publications/cyber-threat-landscape-2025" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"></a>.</li>
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