Finnish authorities may close the remaining checkpoints still operating on the land border with Russia on the night of 21-22 November 2023, because of Russia's use of illegal migrants as weapons. Source: European Pravda with reference to the Finnish news outlet IltaLehti Details: Sources said that the government of Prime Minister Petteri Orpo may decide on Monday that all checkpoints on the land border with Russia will be closed on the night of 21-22 November 2023.
The damage caused to the Balticconnector gas pipeline between Finland and Estonia was most likely the result of an errant anchor dropped from a Hong Kong-registered shipping vessel, the Finnish National Bureau of Investigation said on Nov. 10.
Finnish authorities have seized two holiday properties valued at over 2.5 million euros belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch Boris Alyoshin, Finnish public broadcaster Yle reported on Nov. 7.
Finnish authorities on Wednesday said the leak leading to the shutdown of a natural gas pipeline from Estonia to Finland appeared to have been caused by "mechanical" force and not a blast.It will take at least five months to repair the pipeline, its operator said Wednesday, which will leave Finland totally dependent upon liquefied natural gas imports for the winter.