Messages on Facebook and Tiktok reveal that possible smuggling from Russia to Finland is now being offered heavily.
The message was written in Arabic on Facebook today. It says that it costs 2,000 dollars to get from Russia to Finland, which also includes the total costs of 2,500 dollars for the car. 2,000 dollars is about 1,800 euros.
– Exclusive entrance through the gate. For details you may call me, the release said.
Russia has started allowing people with incomplete travel documents to the Finnish border. This seems to have activated the smugglers.
For this article, has read and listened to several social media messages that confirm the same phenomenon. All messages have been published during this and the last few days.
The language of the writings shows that the authors are most likely from Iraq and Syria.
– Guaranteed route from Russia to Finland, promises one author.
In the comments of the Facebook post, there is a phone number for a person who allegedly has a route from Russia to Finland.
However, it is impossible to say who is writing behind the accounts. has not been able to confirm the authenticity of the profiles.
Smugglers are busy now
Smugglers seem to be very busy now, based on the messages.
In the voice messages of the messaging app Telegram, the moment is thought to be particularly appropriate. One message states that “storms and fog affect thermal cameras”.
The voice message in Arabic shows that several people are preparing to leave Turkey, possibly via Russia, to Finland. The app discusses how these days are “a good opportunity for smuggling”.
Smugglers and writers posing as hay seem to have found their way to Tiktok, which is especially popular with young people.
– A new crossing route from Russia to Finland, an agreement on regular crossing, is offered in the text of the Tiktok video.
Human smuggling is a ruthless business
Human smuggling is similar to any activity in the logistics industry. The price is determined by the length and difficulty of the route.
There are many examples of the ruthlessness of smugglers from the EU region. In 2015, it was discovered in Austria 71 asylum seekers suffocated by a truck.
Sometimes border guards are bribed. According to the smuggler, there have been situations when the border guard has let the caught smuggler go after paying a bribe.