Tag: Finland

According to the Finnish Prime Minister, the national border with the Russian Federation will close on November 30th and not be eligible for reopening until December 13th due to Russian Border Service allowing an influx of asylum seekers to flood border control posts. Asylum seekers will now only be accepted...

In the lasts twenty-four hours, more than 300 Middle Eastern and African migrants have collected at the Salla Border Crossing between Finland and the Russian Federation. This is a sharp increase from the 30 migrants reported by this publication three days ago. In response, the Finnish government has announced...

At approximately 1900 EST, initial reports indicated that at least nine suspicious letters were identified in the Helsinki Posti Sorting Center. At least three employees are being treated for eye and skin irritation. https://twitter.com/helsinkipoliisi/status/1725309539132551199?s=46&t=fwloThPnqgTH71QlDeR_hA The substance was identified as organic in nature and reportedly not dangerous to humans. Helsinki Police Director...

On November 14th, 2023, the Finnish Interior Minister decried the Russian Federation for allowing individuals to approach the Finnish border without proper documentation. According the Interior Minister Rantanen, 71 Russian asylum seekers have fled to the Finnish border last week alone, a significant increase from the last year. She claimed...

At 0620 EST, Russian state-owned media reported that the Russian Foreign Ministry summoned Finnish Ambassador Helantera over "Anti-Russian" policies. It is important to note that Finland closed its land border with Russian in September 2022 and expelled two Russian diplomats over the invasion of Ukraine. In May, 2023, the...

According to the Finnish government, the Russian Federation terminated a key military supplement to the Vienna Agreement of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). This supplement has allowed the Russian Federation and Finland to inspect each other's military bases. Both countries have focused on inspections of...