Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman, head of the Ivalo border station at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland, on November 28, 2023. Raja-Jooseppi in the far north of Finnish Lapland has been the only crossing point open on the country's eastern border for the past days but Finland has now decided to close all points on the Russian border for two weeks from November 30 on. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman, head of the Ivalo border station, speaks to the press at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 28, 2023. Raja-Jooseppi in the far north of Finnish Lapland is the only crossing point open on the country's eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman, head of the Ivalo border station, speaks to the press at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 28, 2023. Raja-Jooseppi in the far north of Finnish Lapland is the only crossing point open on the country's eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman speaks to the press at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 28, 2023. Raja-Jooseppi in the far north of Finnish Lapland is the only crossing point open on the country's eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

Situation on the eastern frontier of Finland

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman speaks to the press at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 28, 2023. Raja-Jooseppi in the far north of Finnish Lapland is the only crossing point open on the country's eastern border. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 23, 2023. Finland will close more checkpoints on Finland's border with Russia because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. The only remaining open checkpoint will be Raja-Jooseppi border station in Finnish Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)

Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

Finland - Russia - Migrants - Eastern Border Shutdowns

First lieutenant Vesa Arffman at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland on November 23, 2023. Finland will close more checkpoints on Finland's border with Russia because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. The only remaining open checkpoint will be Raja-Jooseppi border station in Finnish Lapland. LEHTIKUVA / EMMI KORHONEN - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)