#Finland closed the 1,340-kilometer (832-mile) land border late last year after about 1,300 migrants without proper documentation or visas had arrived across the frontier since September — an unusually high number, just months after Finland joined the #NATO alliance. #Ukraine #RajaJooseppi
Finland extends #Russia border closure until April 14 saying #Moscow hasn't stopped sending migrants
https://apnews.com/article/finland-russia-border-migrants-b6a0fb20dea01f2280e5ef7367d7dbde
Temporary barriers are constructed from #NATO standard wire. The so-called NATO wire is a stronger metal wire with barbs than the regular wire. After closing the border in the fall of last year, barriers made from this material were installed at border crossings. #Ukraine #RajaJooseppi
Border between #Finland and #Russia to be reinforced more strongly than originally planned
https://newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/border-between-finland-and-russia-to-be-reinforced-1705545773.html
The four Syrian men are currently residing at the #Joutseno reception centre in #Lappeenranta, where they were interviewed by Yle. None of the four speak English, but told the story of their journey to #Finland with the help of Moayad Salami, an English-speaking asylum seeker who arrived at an earlier date. #NATO #Ukraine #RajaJooseppi
Up to 3,000 migrants waiting to enter Finland from #Russia, asylum seekers tell Yle
https://yle.fi/a/74-20069402
If the #RajaJooseppi border gate remains closed, then none of the others will open.
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#COPENHAGEN, Jan 10 (Reuters) - #Finland will extend the closure of its border with #Russia, which had otherwise been set to end on Jan. 15, Minister of Agriculture and Forestry Sari Essayah told national broadcaster YLE on Wednesday. #NATO #Ukraine
Finland to extend Russia border closing | Reuters
https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/finland-extend-russia-border-closing-daily-iltalehti-reports-2024-01-10/
Hallitus valmistelee presidentinvaalien alla asetusta, joka mahdollistaa joulupukin nimen muuttamisen. Muutoksen tarkoituksena on lisätä kansainvälistä kiinnostusta Suomeen ja palauttaa Lapin matkailu entiselle tasolleen.
https://cheatingu.com/uutissirkus/?p=4038
#Satiiriämpäri2024 #politiikka #joulupukki #RajaJooseppi
Vesa Arffman, the head of Ivalo border guard station, also in #Lapland, says the past few weeks have been “hectic”, preparing for #AsylumSeeker arrivals and the recent increase in numbers.
“For me personally, I would hope that it was a once in a lifetime experience,” Arffman said. #RajaJooseppi #NATO #Ukraine
‘This may be just the beginning’: the guards at #Finland’s closed Russian border
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/30/this-may-be-just-the-beginning-the-guards-at-finlands-closed-russian-border
Tämäkin #itäraja käsittelevä juttu otsikointeineen on Yleltä journalistinen valinta.
Oksettaa.
#Yle #RajaJooseppi #rasismi #itäraja "#journalismi" #media #turvapaikanhakijat #yhteiskunta #yhteiskuntavastuu #politiikka
EDIT: Linkki unohtui:
"Kyllä sitä valtio voi laittaa rahaa muuhunkin kuin näitten pakolaisten hyysäämiseen."
#Yle oli sitten käynyt kyselemässä uutisiin ivalolaisten mielipiteitä rajan sulkemisesta myös #RajaJooseppi n osalta.
Sekin, millaisia ja miten muotoiltuja moisia he päättävät lähetyksiin niiden joukosta valita, on journalistinen valinta.
Oksettaa.
#rasismi #itäraja "#journalismi" #media #turvapaikanhakijat #yhteiskunta #yhteiskuntavastuu #politiikka
The tense situation on the border has developed rapidly in the last two weeks, with #Finland accusing #Russia of driving #AsylumSeekers to its border as an act of revenge for its cooperation with the #US. Relations between the two countries have worsened in recent months, particularly since Finland became a member of #Nato in April. #RajaJooseppi
Finland closes entire border with Russia after tensions over asylum seekers
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2023/nov/28/finland-closes-entire-border-with-russia-after-tensions-over-asylum-seekers
Finnish prime minister Petteri Orpo has announced that the last remaining open border crossing with #Russia will be closed this week.
#Finland has accused Russia over the past days of orchestrating the arrival of people from third countries at its border. #RajaJooseppi #Ukraine #NATO
Finnish border with Russia to be closed for two weeks, prime minister announces
https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2023/nov/28/geert-wilders-netherlands-government-nato-migration-europe-latest-news?page=with:block-6565f7c58f0892870f38a65b#block-6565f7c58f0892870f38a65b
Russian authorities will transport 55 asylum seekers who were waiting to cross the now-closed #Salla border crossing with #Finland to the last open crossing in the north of the #Murmansk region, its governor announced Friday. #RajaJooseppi #NATO #Ukraine
#Russia to Transport Dozens of Migrants to Last Open Finnish Border Checkpoint - The Moscow Times
https://www.themoscowtimes.com/2023/11/24/russia-to-transport-dozens-of-migrants-to-last-open-finnish-border-checkpoint-a83217
The Nordic country has already taken decisions to close seven stations, leaving open only the northernmost remote border point, #RajaJooseppi in #Lapland. #NATO #Ukraine
#Finland Warns Border to Be Sealed If #Russia Keeps Up Pressure
https://news.yahoo.com/finland-warns-border-sealed-russia-195403617.html
Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Wednesday that as of the end of Friday, only its northernmost border crossing with #Russia, Raja-Jooseppi, will remain open.
#RajaJooseppi is the northernmost [border crossing], and it requires a real effort to get there,” Orpo said at a press conference. #NATO #Ukraine
#Finland to close all but one of its border crossings with Russia | Migration News | Al Jazeera
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/11/22/finland-to-close-all-but-one-of-its-border-crossings-with-russia
