Finland’s border closure explained
Crossings to be shut for at least 2 weeks following surge of migrants trying to enter from Russia. Finland is
Read moreCrossings to be shut for at least 2 weeks following surge of migrants trying to enter from Russia. Finland is
Read moreA solemn ceremony was held for the K-564 Yasen-M class multi-purpose submarine at the Sevmash shipyard in the north Russian
Read moreRaja-Jooseppi in Finnish Lapland was the last open border crossing to Russia. Despite few migrants in recent days, and zero on
Read moreDespite hundreds of migrants queuing up in the Murmansk region with a strong will to make it to Europe, Norwegian
Read moreThe latest decision means that the Raja-Jooseppi crossing in Finnish Lapland will be the only eastern border checkpoint to remain
Read moreAlthough there is no clear timetable on when the government may announce the decision, Yle understands that as of Tuesday
Read moreTensions are increasing as FSB again sends migrants across its northern checkpoint with Europe. A group of 35 asylum seekers
Read moreFollowing the announced closure of four border-crossing points in southern Finland, migrants are moving north to crossing points that remain
Read moreFollowing a rapid growth in illegal border traffic, the Nordic country closes four of its border-crossing points to Russia. The
Read moreThe Kremlin has reacted with displeasure to statements by Finnish leaders, who accused Russia of funneling asylum-seekers to its border.
Read moreNornickel starts talks with Russia’s state nuclear energy company Rosatom on the building of a small-scale nuclear power station in
Read moreFollowing a sharp increase in illegal border traffic, the Finnish Border Guard Service now prohibits border-crossing with bicycles. Additional measures
Read moreResearch ship Grigory Mikheev has spent weeks in remote Arctic waters to prepare the ground for year-round shipping on the
Read moreBy Elizaveta Vereykina, The Independent Barents Observer Sami reindeer herder Egil Kalliainen can’t imagine a better job than herding. “I
Read moreThe Norwegian police border control authority says travel across Schengen’s northern entry from Russia is dramatically lower compared with last
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