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Passenger traffic on the border will be significantly limited, with Russian civilians on tourist visas no longer allowed to enter the Nordic country.

New provisions to be added to the Aliens Act and the act on migration authorities’ processing of personal data will enable Finland to make use of the support from the European Union Agency for Asylum (EUAA) as smoothly as possible in the event of a mass influx of migrants. The Government submitted the bills for approval on Thursday 8 September. The President of the Republic is to approve the bills for the acts on Friday. The acts will enter into force on 15 September.

Poland has reported a new surge of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa attempting to enter the country illegally from Belarus.

The Police and Border Guard Board's (PPA) remuneration system has been restructured, with officers now having a clear basic salary.

HELSINKI: Finnish parliament passed legislation Thursday to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine. Finland reversed decades of military non-alignment by seeking membership in the military alliance in May, formally starting the process to join this week. Fearing that Moscow could use migrants to

Finland passed legislation to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join NATO following the war in Ukraine. 

New era of tensions requires sturdier barriers than current wooden livestock fences, parliament decides

The proposed changes to the Border Guard Act would be precautionary measures to deal with the threat of hybrid influencing.

Finland will not be introducing obligatory Swedish exams, Education Minister Li Andersson told Uutisuomalainen.

The Finnish government would resist a surge of illegal immigrants and close the border with Russia while suspending asylum applications.