Finland will indefinitely extend the closure of land border crossings with Russia and add several ports ... as well as at Nuijamaa on the banks of an inland lake shared by the two countries ...

Meanwhile Finland has accused Russia of channelling migrants towards its territory in a "hybrid operation", and has temporarily closed all its border crossings with its eastern neighbour.

These temporary border points in southeast Finland have not been used for several years. Traffic was halted at the Inari post in the municipality of Lieksa in November 2021 and at Parikkala in April ...

Finland has closed the last crossing on its long Russian border, prompting the Kremlin to condemn an "absolutely redundant measure". The northern crossing at Raja-Jooseppi closed for two weeks at ...

The closure is justified by the government to ensure the security of the border and the state. In effect, immigrants moving towards Finland through Russia will not be allowed to cross the eastern ...

NATO has slowly increased its control over the Baltic Sea with Russia now the only non-NATO country left that borders it.

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Image Credit: AFP Helsinki: Finland will place a key NATO base less than 200 kilometers from its border with Russia, 'sending a message' to its eastern neighbour, the defence ministry said Friday.

The Finnish Border Guard has permanently closed the temporary border crossing points Inari and Parikkala in the Lieksa district, with relevant signs already being removed. Source: European Pravda, ...

The Finnish Border Guard has permanently closed the temporary border crossing points Inari and Parikkala in the Lieksa district, with relevant signs already being removed. Source: European Pravda ...