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The Ministry of the Interior continues to devise additional measures to boost border security, according to Minister of the Interior Mari Rantanen (PS).
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 Finnish authorities may close all checkpoints that are still operating on Finland’s land border with Russia due to the influx of illegal asylum seekers from Russia, local outlet Iltalehti reported on Nov. 20, citing sources.