HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland on Wednesday lowered its estimate for the number of asylum seekers expected to arrive in the country this year to 30-35,000 from its previous estimate of 50,000.
The Interior Ministry said the decrease was due to its measures to control immigration, such as opening a registration centre in northern Finland for those crossing over from Sweden.
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