The authorities are currently analyzing how to support the gaps in immigration.
In Finland, the government and authorities are trying to find an explanation for how a Russian mercenary and terrorist suspect Voislav Torden ended up in Finland, and how similar situations can be prevented.
According to ‘s information, Torden was granted a one-year residence permit based on family ties. He got a so-called D-visa, which allows him to travel to Finland.
Torden has changed his name and was previously known as Jan Petrovsky.
Petrovskiy is banned from entering the EU.
Torden (Petrovskiy) was arrested in Helsinki-Vantaa in July when his true identity was revealed.
Ukraine has initially requested the extradition of the suspect to Ukraine, the country suspects him of terrorism. Petrovskiy is alleged to have fought in the Russian Rusich forces in Donbas, eastern Ukraine.
Employees, for example, can still enter Finland
On the basis of the so-called D visas, immigration has increased. You get a visa automatically if you have received a residence permit based on work or study or if you are a family member.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo said on Sunday during ‘s prime minister’s interview session that the incident awakened Finland to evaluate border threats.
– I have now requested updated information on the different forms of cross-border traffic and an assessment of whether we should do even more, Orpo said.
The government will now quickly find out where the gaps are, through which high-risk persons could and can enter Finland.
At least the improvement of information exchange between authorities has come to the fore. According to ‘s information, Voislav Torden’s previous name (Petrovskiy) and background were not known to Migri when it issued the residence permit. The issuer of the residence permit also had no information about entry bans.
The grounds for issuing visas are also being clarified again. The last time Finland clamped down on issuing visas was in July.
The D visa granted on the basis of a residence permit is practically automatically obtained, and this raises the question of how the backgrounds of visa recipients and their family members are ascertained.
Broader scenarios regarding threats to the Russian border are also being rethought. The leader of the mercenary company Wagner, The death of Yevgeny Prigozhin and some other leaders of the group may set group members on the move. Latvia, Lithuania and Poland have suspected that they are trying to get to Europe via Belarus, Estonia estimates that they can also come from Russia.
Petrovskiy has also applied for asylum in Finland. In the next few weeks, the EU is expected to come up with a common line on how the EU countries will approach persons fleeing Russian business in their visa policy.