Increase in Russia-Norway border crossings
Traffic was up 22,7% in July compared with June, despite Norway’s decision this spring to deny entry for Russian citizens
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Norway closes border for Russians tourists and shoppers
End comes to the last open land-border to Schengen-Europe for Russian citizens traveling on leisure and non-essential travel. ‘The decision
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Norway sees no increase in crossings since Finland’s eastern border closure
Storskog has become the closest checkpoint for travelers between northern Finland and Russia, but January saw a further drop in
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Russia’s foreign ministry spokeswoman blames Finland, West for border issues
The Kremlin official claimed it is possible that the “collective West” is urging migrants to leave Russia for Finland. Russian
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Finland to keep Russian border shut, including in Lapland, until mid-Feb
Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) said the closure was extended because the situation at the Finnish-Russian border has not changed
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Chaos on Finnish border as travellers rush to cross before closure
Huge lines and hours of waiting for the people trying to make it across the Russian-Finnish border ahead of today’s
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Finland re-opening two border checkpoints, Lapland crossings stay closed
The Finnish government closed the entire eastern border nearly two weeks ago in response to a suspected Russian hybrid attack
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Finnish Government implements two-week border closure with Russia
Raja-Jooseppi in Finnish Lapland was the last open border crossing to Russia. Despite few migrants in recent days, and zero on
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Finland preparing further shutdowns on northern part of eastern border
Although there is no clear timetable on when the government may announce the decision, Yle understands that as of Tuesday
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Migrant flow from Russia moves north
Following the announced closure of four border-crossing points in southern Finland, migrants are moving north to crossing points that remain
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Finland closes several border-crossing points to Russia
Following a rapid growth in illegal border traffic, the Nordic country closes four of its border-crossing points to Russia. The
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Finland deploys round-the-clock control to stop Russian cars transiting via Norway
Two weeks have passed since Finland, like the Baltic states and Poland, decided to turn around all Russian vehicles with less than
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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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