Ukrainian refugees in Sweden on hopes and fears for the future
Oleksandra Byelyavska and her young son came to Sweden in September 2022, after fleeing Mykolaiv in southern Ukraine. While remaining
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Russia intercepted over 1,000 people trying to cross Finnish border in 2018: paper
Russian officials reportedly stopped more than 1,000 people from illegally crossing the border into Finland last year, according to the
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Sweden to grant refugee status to Chinese Uighurs
Uighurs and other Muslims and Turkic minorities from China’s Xinjiang province who seek a safe haven in Sweden will now
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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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Finland: Concern over anti-immigrant citizen patrols
Finland’s chief prosecutor Matti Nissinen has sharply condemned the appearance of citizen’s patrols in Finnish cities. Nissinen weighed into the
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