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3 weeks ago

First illegal border crossing from Russia this year, two detained

The two are seeking asylum in Finland, the Border Guard says.
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4 weeks ago

Border guards fined for allowing family members into forbidden zone to pick berries, visit cabin

Two border guards in southeastern Finland granted border zone permits to their spouses, among others. The District Court sentenced both to fines.
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4 months ago

Finland holds border security exercise on eastern frontier

In a crisis situation, Finland can get support from the European Gendarmerie Force, a multinational police agency with military status.
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5 months ago

“Curious” German tourists fined for illegally crossing into border zone

Just two weeks earlier, the Finnish Border Guard caught three young German men suspected of illegally crossing the border on snowshoes into Russia from Kuusamo.
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6 months ago

Four detained on Russian border amid suspicions of human trafficking

Police suspect the group of involvement in human trafficking and pimping crimes. The case came to authorities’ attention when a foreign woman sought refuge in a shop in Oulu.
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6 months ago

Three young German tourists snowshoe into Russia — get caught returning to Finland

The men said curiosity brought them to the area, according to the Finnish Border Guard.
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