Finland closed the border with Russia indefinitely

The Government of Finland extended "before a separate notification" the closure of the checkpoint on the border with Russia. This is reported by the local edition of Yle.

The proposal made the country's Ministry of Internal Affairs, explaining this by the fact that Russia continues to use the “guided migration” against Finland. Previously, the closure of the border was extended each time for two months. The last such period was to expire on April 14. According to the publication, the decision on crossing the border acts indefinitely "or until it is considered necessary."

Finland closed the border with Russia in November 2023 amid a sharp increase in the number of migrants who tried to get to Europe from the Russian Federation.

Last fall, the Russian-Finnish border was stormed by migrants from the countries of the Middle East. As a result, Finland closed all Finnish-Russian border trips. Then The Insider has published an investigation that Russian special services provided migrant traffic. Now the Foreign Minister of Finland Elina Valtonen answered the questions - whether it is worth waiting for the speedy opening of the borders and who stood behind the migrant crisis.