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Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants, closes crossing points
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 7 months agoFinnish border guards and soldiers began erecting barriers including concrete obstacles topped with...
Finland says Russian guards likely 'heavily involved' in migrant surge at border
Reuters via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Finnish Border Guard said on Tuesday Russian authorities were likely heavily involved in...
NATO's newest member says it's shutting down its border with Russia, accusing Moscow of cruelly...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoA Finnish Border Guard speaks to migrants at the international border crossing at Salla, northern...
Finland sends military to build fences near crossing with Russia
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe Finnish Defense Forces will assist the country's border guards in erecting fences near Kuhmo, a...
Finnish president believes it is right to keep border with Russia closed
Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo News· 2 months agoFinnish President Alexander Stubb believes that the Finnish government's decision to keep the border...
Finland expects more Russian deserters after Russia tightens conscription laws
Ukrayinska Pravda via Yahoo News· 11 months agoThe Finnish Border Guard expects the number of people trying to flee Russia to go up after Russia...
Russia using 'hybrid warfare' tactics to push migrants over Finnish border
Euronews via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThere has been a sharp uptick in recent days in the numbers of asylum seekers arriving at border...
Finnish Parliament debates bill to limit asylum requests at Russian border
The New Voice of Ukraine via Yahoo News· 4 weeks agoThe Finnish parliament is currently reviewing a bill that would empower border guards to deny entry...
Media: 11 Iranian migrants arrested while trying to enter Finland from Russia
Kyiv Independent via Yahoo News· 5 months agoThe border guards arrested the 11 Iranian men in Lappeenranta, a city on the Finnish-Russian border,...
Finland scrambles to close new migrant route via Russia to Europe
Reuters via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoOnly the whine of mosquitoes mars the tranquility of this idyllic spot amid the rolling forests and...