“Smoother voluntary returns, more efficient forced returns and stronger national security” are among the government programme’s key objectives, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen (Finns) noted.
The border was shut in late 2023 amid suspicions Russia was deliberately funneling groups of migrants to Finnish checkpoints as part of a campaign of instrumentalised migration.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said he told Emmanuel Macron that Finland was very interested in cooperating with the initiative, but added that a decision will be made later.