Finnish Border Guards escort two migrants at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland, on November 27, 2023. (Photo by Emmi Korhonen / Lehtikuva / AFP) / Finland OUT
Helsinki: Finland's prime minister said Tuesday the country will shut its last border crossing to Russia, following an influx in migrants which Helsinki claims is a hybrid attack orchestrated by Moscow.
"The government has today decided to close all border crossing points on the eastern border," Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told reporters, with Interior Minister Mari Rantanen adding the closure would come into effect overnight between Wednesday and Thursday and last until December 13.
