Finland Plans to Adopt Temporary Legislation to Curb Migration Amid Concerns of Instrumentalization From Russia

In response to concerns over "instrumentalized migration" from Russia, Finland is set to introduce a new law aimed at limiting asylum applications at its borders. The legislation, temporary in nature, will address the recent surge in asylum seekers, a situation Helsinki attributes to deliberate actions by taken by Moscow, going as far as accusing the Kremlin of a "hybrid attack" by facilitating migrant crossings into Finland.