Lapland border officials turn away first would-be entrants at Finnish-Russian crossing
A new border restriction has been in force for 10 days at Finland’s two Lapland border crossings on the Russian
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Politics (Finland)
Putin vows to restrict asylum seekers’ into Finnish Lapland
In several hours of talks on Tuesday, the Russian and Finnish presidents discussed a wide range of issues, from sanctions
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Japan, Finland agree to boost cooperation in the Arctic
Japan and Finland are ready for Arctic cooperation, including the use of the Northern Sea Route and the development of
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Migrants on Arctic transit route have returned to Moscow
It has been one week without any asylum seekers crossing from northern Russia to Finnish Lapland. The last migrant waiting
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Doors closed on Arctic migrant route
Russia’s FSB Border Guard Service no longer lets migrants cross the border to Finnish Lapland. Since Monday, not a single asylum
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Finland wants Nordic cooperation in returning rejected asylum seekers
Finland’s Interior Minister Petteri Orpo is calling for Nordic cooperation in sending rejected asylum seekers back to their home countries.
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Asylum seekers continue to arrive via northern route from Russia
The number of asylum seekers arriving in Finland at border crossing points on the northeastern border has not fallen since
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Putin orders security services to strengthen control over refugees in transit to Europe
Police in the northern Russian city of Murmansk have arrested an alleged organiser of human trafficking, but the number of
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Finnish-U.S. joint exercises are for military and technical practice: President Niinistö
According to President Sauli Niinistö, new joint U.S. exercises have no security policy significance and are in line with Finland’s
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Guest officers deployed at Russia-Finland Arctic border
The first guest officers from other Schengen countries came to Finland’s northern border checkpoints to Russia on Monday. The flow
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US-Finland to hold air exercises in May
The US military will bring several F-15C fighter jets to Finland for joint exercises with the country’s military in May,
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Indigenous rights under fire says Finnish Saami leader
Sámi National Day is celebrated on Saturday; in an atmosphere of what some would say is waning respect for Europe’s
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Finland wants shorter call-up time for reservists
Finland’s Defence Minister Jussi Niinistö wants new legislation to shorten the call-up time for reservist training. Niinistö said Monday that
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Finnish, Swedish PMs plan closer defense cooperation
Finnish Prime Minister Juha Sipilä and Swedish Prime Minister Stefan Löfven have penned a rare joint missive outlining their plans
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Finns on fence about NATO
A new poll commissioned by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle shows that 55 percent of Finns are opposed to NATO
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