Vaalimaa border station between Finland and Russia

Anton Kilin with his car in line waiting for the closed Vaalimaa border check point to re-open between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland on December 13, 2023. Two eastern checkpoints, Niirala and Vaalimaa, will be re-opened after Finland closed two weeks ago all checkpoints on border with Russia because of flow of third country migrants via Russia. In Vaalimaa, in the southeast of the country, traffic can cross the border starting midnight on Wednesday. LEHTIKUVA / HEIKKI SAUKKOMAA - FINLAND OUT. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. (Credit:Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva/Kyodo News Images)