Finland has now shut everything except one of its boundary intersections with Russia as it hopes to stem a new inundation of transients entering the country.
The Finnish Line Watchman affirmed on Friday that it briefly shut the Kuusamo, Salla and Vartius intersections from 12 PM until Dec. 23. That leaves the northernmost Raja-Jooseppi passage point as the main open traveler crossing from Russia.
The Nordic nation had proactively shut a few passage focuses last week as it blamed Moscow for channeling transients toward its eastern line, a claim unequivocally denied by the Kremlin. In excess of 700 transients from countries including Yemen, Syria, Afghanistan, Pakistan, Morocco, Kenya and Somalia crossed into Finland from Russia lately, Helsinki has guaranteed.
Finnish specialists are sloping up security along the 833-mile line with Russia and will get extra assets from EU line organization Frontex, which reported Thursday that it would convey 50 watchman officials and other staff to Finland.
