The Finnish government announces at a press conference that it is closing all border crossings with Russia, except one. The station that remains open is Raja-Jooseppi in Lapland.
The announcement from the government comes after asylum seekers from third countries have arrived from Russia at the open border stations in the northern part of the Finnish border.
In recent days, Finland’s border guards have built temporary fences at two of the country’s border crossings with Russia since hundreds of asylum seekers made it to the border, often by bicycle.
The decision came after more than 500 people have recently arrived from Russia in Finland to seek asylum at the eastern border – something the Finnish government claims is part of Russia’s hybrid warfare.