A Greek police officer stands guard as refugees and migrants wait to cross the borders of Greece with Macedonia, near the village of Idomeni September 4, 2015. REUTERS/Alexandros Avramidis
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government on Friday doubled its estimate for the number of asylum seers in the country this year to up to 30,000, following an influx in the past few days.
The government had two weeks ago lifted the estimate to 15,000. The figures compare with just 3,600 asylum seekers last year.
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