Nearly 1m cross Finland-Russia border this year despite restrictions
Finland closed its border to Russian tourists last year, but many Russian citizens are availing of still-valid Schenhen visas to
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Border official was offered a bribe to sneak illegal migrants across Russia-Norway frontier
The four Syrians never made it to the Norwegian side of the border. The bribery attempt took place in May
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Finland Border Guard reports business as usual despite aborted Russian coup
While the situation has calmed down in Russia, Finland’s Border Guard is closely monitoring any developments. The Finnish Border Guard
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Finland’s Border Guard not planning big changes after NATO membership ratification
There will be more Border Guard units out and about, as staff are shifted from border checkpoints. Following Finland’s accession
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“Barents and Arctic cooperation can continue without Russia”: ambassador
Finland’s Barents Ambassador Jari Vilén is confident that international cooperation in the far northern region must persist on a Nordic
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Norway hesitates on granting asylum to Russians fleeing army draft
Russian citizens applying for asylum in Norway was up from 13 in 2021 to 294 in 2022. Should Norway shelter
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Finnish Border Guard deploys surveillance drones, Norway not
The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones. With the mid-winter icy escape
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Huge divergence between Norway and Finland in Russian border traffic
Pathways for Russians traveling to Schengen-Europe changed substantially after Finland by the end of September restricted entry for travelers with
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Swedes caught in Norway border limbo
Thousands of Swedes who work in Norwegian industry are unable to get to work, or to get unemployment benefit. The
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The number of Russians getting Norwegian citizenship almost halved last year
But in 2020 the number is again expected to rise as Norway now allows for dual citizenship 185 Russians were
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Alaska losing $102M in military construction for wall on U.S.-Mexico border
The U.S. Defense Department has finalized a list of military projects it will defer, using the funds instead to pay
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Russia to introduce free visas for some travellers from Finland
New Russian visa protocol coming into effect in October will no longer require some travellers from Finland to the Saint
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Russia deploys new missile system near Norwegian, Finnish borders
A battalion of short-range missile system Tor-M2DT has been deployed to garrisons located along the border to Norway and Finland.
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Traces of radioactive iodine detected near Norway-Russia border
The findings are not necessary connected with the recent accident at the nuclear weapons test site in northern Russia, Norwegian
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Russia-Norway border traffic up in July
Most Russians go to Norway for shopping and when the ruble gets stronger against the krone follows more cross-border travel.
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