Finland restricted shipping on the border with the Russian Federation

This decision was made against the background of the strengthening of the Russian fleet in the region and the large influx of “refugees” from the territory of the Russian Federation.

Since April 15, the Finnish government has suspended the operation of maritime checkpoints on the border with Russia. Radio Svoboda пише writes about this with reference to the Federal Customs Service of the Russian Federation.

We are talking about the Haapasaari and Santio checkpoints. The country also closed the Saimen Canal through Nuyimaa for pleasure boats.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs of Finland called the border closure a temporary and necessary measure. This decision is due to the fact that a large number of illegal migrants continue to go from Russia to the Finnish border.

Finland began to close land border crossings on the border with Russia in November last year. At the beginning of April, Finland continued to close the land border with the Russian Federation indefinitely until further notice.

Recently, Finland announced a threat from tankers with Russian oil.

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