Finland to close border with Russia for a month due to threat to national security

Finland will completely close the border with Russia for a month the border with Russia for a month. This was stated by Interior Minister Mari Rantanen during a press conference on the closure of the eastern border, reports UNN.

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According to the Finnish edition of Yle, the eastern border will be closed tomorrow at 20:00 and will be opened only in the middle of January. Rantanen emphasized that the closure of the border is necessary to control the situation. The minister said that the situation on the eastern border border poses a threat to national security.

It is clear that two weeks of the closed regime was not enough. It is obvious that the phenomenon of illegal entry is influenced by another state and is linked to crime. 

Border crossing points to be closed border crossings to be closed on Friday are shown on the map:

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Border Guard Service Southeastern Finland has already prepared for the imminent closure of the border. Border guards are informing people trying to cross the border about tomorrow's closure.

Captain of the Border Guard of Southeastern Jussi Vainikka, captain of the Finnish Border Guard, said that the barriers from the previous the previous road closures have not been completely dismantled, so this will make it easier for border guards to "We will be able to restrict traffic first, then gradually restrict traffic and then gradually close the border completely," said Jussi Vainikka.

It is noted that on December 14, about 1600 people about 1600 people crossed the Finnish border. Of these, about a thousand were heading to Russia and 600 came from the territory of the Russian Federation.

According to information as of Thursday evening, there were 21 asylum seekers. Most of them were citizens of Somalia and Syria.