Putin announced his decision to station troops and "destruction systems" along the Finnish-Russian border. Politico's latest editorial juxtaposes Putin's threats with the Kremlin’s actual ...

As a result, immigrants aiming to reach Finland via Russia will now be unable to cross the eastern border and apply for asylum. The Finnish-Russian border will only remain open to freight traffic.

Earlier, the Finnish government decided to close all vehicle checkpoints on the Finnish-Russian border from December 15 to January 14, due to the influx of refugees from third countries.

Earlier on Wednesday, four people had been detained in the town of Parikkala for violating the state border with Russia HELSINKI, January 10. /TASS/. Four people detained in Finland for violating ...

(Elisabeth Gosselin-Malo/staff) ROVAJÄRVI, Finland — Roughly 100 kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, on a snowy November day, a soldier’s command rips through the frigid air ...

His successor, from the SDP, will be put forward next week. In addition to his statements about opening the Finnish-Russian border to passenger traffic, Kiljunen has characterised Finnish tabloids as ...

ROVAJÄRVI, Finland — Roughly 100 kilometers from the Finnish-Russian border, on a snowy November day, a soldier’s command rips through the frigid air: “Avfyra!” That’s the Swedish call ...