The Finnish government has decided to indefinitely extend the closure of its border with Russia, initially set to expire on April 14, now remaining closed until further notice. This decision, marking the first anniversary of Finland's NATO membership, comes as a response to the continued risks to national security and the high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow. The closure includes land border crossings and, from April 15, 2024, will also extend to water traffic border crossings at Haapasaari, Nuijamaa port, and Santio, specifically to pleasure craft traffic. The measure was initially triggered by an influx of arrivals from countries such as Syria and Somalia. Finland's Interior Ministry cited directed migration by Russia as a reason for the indefinite closure, reflecting concerns over hybrid warfare tactics, including the use of weaponized migration, which Russia has also employed against Estonia.
BREAKING: Finland announces it’s closing its border with Russia indefinitely. The decision was taken is response to Russia pushing flows of illegal migrants toward Finland in a form of hybrid warfare. Russia has also used weaponized migration against Estonia. 🇫🇮🇷🇺 https://t.co/f26u1cSLBw
Finland decided that the land border crossings between Finland and Russia will remain closed from April 15, 2024. In addition, the water traffic border crossings at Haapasaari, Nuijamaa port and Santio will be closed to pleasure craft traffic on April 15. https://t.co/q7up9nXzOc
Finland has extended the closure of its border with Russia indefinitely The Ministry of the Interior explained the need for this by the fact that Russia continues to use "directed migration" against Finland. Earlier, the closed regime at border checkpoints was extended every… https://t.co/fbTLib3ep9
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Finland will extend the closure of its border crossing points with Russia beyond the current April 14 deadline “until further notice” due to a high risk of organized migration orchestrated by Moscow: govt - AP
⚡Finland decides to close border with Russia indefinitely. The Finnish government has decided to keep the border with Russia closed "until further notice," Finland's Interior Ministry reported on April 4. https://t.co/flPt4tFwh6
Finland has extended the closure of its border with Russia indefinitely The Finnish government has decided to keep the land border crossings between Finland and Russia closed for the time being, reports the newspaper Helsingin Sanomat. Thus, border crossing points on the eastern… https://t.co/BbDHkmvtWT
🇫🇮 #Finland will indefinitely close its border with #Russia, Reuters reported. Previously, border closures were extended every two months — the last deadline was due to expire on April 14. Now the border will remain closed until further notice or until another decision is made. https://t.co/xegvcJmd1s
Finland extends the closure of its border with Russia, citing continued risks to its national security https://t.co/L8JvGYjXYP
🇫🇮 FINLAND CLOSES RUSSIAN BORDER ON NATO 1ST ANNIVERSARY Exactly one year after joining NATO, Finland is indefinitely cutting off Russian access. The initial closure of the border was triggered by an influx of arrivals from countries such as Syria and Somalia, which Finland… https://t.co/O25hyIvaeM
Finland extends the closure of its border with Russia, citing continued risks to its national security https://t.co/mj1ZhA5gWJ
The Finnish government has announced that it will extend the closure of its border with Russia until further notice
⚠️ FINLAND EXTENDS RUSSIA BORDER CLOSING INDEFINITELY Full Story → https://t.co/NaFF5TciDe The Finnish government will extend the closure of crossing stations on its border with Russia until further notice, it said on Thursday, and also added several ports to its list where… https://t.co/I98B1u7JGB
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🤔 Finland to decide whether to reopen border with Russia after Easter https://t.co/nCW1R8OGxU