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Finland-Russia border traffic likely to resume as asylum influx stops
The border traffic between Finland and Russia is expected to resume at the Raja-Jooseppi border crossing point as per the schedule stipulated on December 13 as there was…
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1st day of entire border closure with Russia sees no asylum seeker
No asylum seeker arrived from Russia on Thursday, on the first day of the closure of entire land border, said Finnish Border Guard.
“First full day when all road…
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Finland sees record citizenship applications as govt stiffening immigration
The number of incoming citizenship applications has been increasing since June 2023, said the Finnish Immigration Service (Migri) in a press release on Wednesday.
The…
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5 suspected of Thai berry pickers human trafficking case
The police suspect five people of a major human trafficking case of Thai berry pickers who worked in Finland in 2020-2022, said police in a press release on TUresday.…
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Finland temporarily closes entire land border with Russia
The government on Tuesday decided to close the border crossing point of Raja-Jooseppi, the lone operative border crossing point with Russia at this moment against the…
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Finland to go ahead with defence co-op deal with USA
The President and the Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy on Monday discussed the Defence Cooperation Agreement (DCA) between Finland and the United…
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Influx of asylum seekers continues from Russia at lone operative border
The influx of asylum seekers from Russia continued at the Raja-Jooseppi border crossing point, the only point which remained open after closure of three more borders with…
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Finland donates €3.7m to support children, youths vulnerable in Lebanon
The government of Finland on Friday donated 3.7 million euros through the UN Children's Fund (UNICEF) to support vulnerable children and youths in Lebanon, reported…
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Ombudsman censures border crossing points closure with Russia
The Non-Discrimination Ombudsman of Finland, Kristina Stenman on Friday criticised the government´s decision to close all border crossing points excepting one with…
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20% of young women face discrimination in working life in Finland
As many as 20 per cent of women aged 20-39 had experienced discrimination at their workplace or during a job search over the past year, according to a survey conducted by…
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