Finland Tightens Border Control, Closes Most Crossings with Russia

Finland will close all but one of the border crossing points still open along its frontier with Russia from November 24 in a bid to stem a flow of asylum seekers, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said. Orpo announced the additional closures at a news conference on November 22, saying the move will leave only the northernmost border crossing open, which Orpo said “requires a real effort to get there.”Since the beginning of the month, hundreds of people without valid travel documents have entered Finland from Russia to seek asylum, prompting…