After Finland closed the border, temporary accommodation centers for migrants appeared in Karelia

After Finland closed the border, temporary accommodation centers (TAP) for migrants appeared in Karelia. a corresponding decision The regional authorities made .

On November 18, Finland closed the four largest border crossings on the border with Russia - Vaalimaa (on the Russian side - Torfyanovka), Nuyamaa (Brusnichnoe), Imatra (Svetogorsk) and Niirala (Värtsilä), and on November 19 it announced the closure of the fifth checkpoint - Vartius. The Finnish authorities explained such measures by the increased flow of illegal migrants and asylum seekers arriving from Russia.

After this, queues of people wishing to cross the border formed in Karelia, which borders Finland. According to the regional government, temporary temporary accommodation centers for migrants have been deployed in the border town of Kostomuksha.

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