Barriers are placed at the closed Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, January 14, 2024. Lehtikuva/Lauri Heino/via REUTERS/File Photo
HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland said on Wednesday it had decided to keep its eastern border against neighbouring Russia closed until further notice.
Finland shut its land borders with Russia in late 2023 amid a growing number of arrivals from countries including Syria and Somalia. It has accused Moscow of weaponising migration against the Nordic nation in retaliation for joining the NATO military alliance, an assertion the Kremlin denies.
