The Finnish government began gradually and systematically closing its eastern border in 2023, ultimately shutting down all ...

Finland will keep all the checkpoints on its eastern land border with Russia closed until further notice, the Interior Ministry announced in a press release on. The government gradually closed the eas ...

Finland will keep all crossings along its 1,300‑kilometer eastern frontier with Russia closed “until further notice,” the government announced on Wednesday, citing an ongoing threat that Moscow is ...

Finland has passed a new law banning property purchases by non-resident Russians due to national security concerns. The law, ...

Finland has announced that it will keep its eastern border with Russia closed indefinitely. This decision is based on the ...

The legislation allows border guards to bar entry to would-be asylum-seekers if they are sent to the border as part of a Russian hybrid threat tactics, for example.

Finland joined NATO in 2023 after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, ending, together with Sweden, a long-held position of neutrality in favor of the protection afforded by the ...

Finland's customs authority said on Thursday it was investigating an attempted breach of Russian sanctions in a case involving sensitive documents related to the construction of a nuclear power plant.

Finland will keep all the checkpoints on its ... stages in late 2023 — eventually shutting every checkpoint along the frontier in December of that year — amid suspicions that Russia was purposely ...

Finland has decided to keep its border with Russia closed until further notice, it announced Wednesday, citing concerns over “instrumentalized migration” and security in general.