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Deputy Commander of the Lapland Border Guard, lieutenant colonel Ville Ahtiainen meets the media at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station in Inari, northern Finland, on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023. Finland says it will close its last remaining border crossing with Russia amid concerns that Moscow is using migrants as part of “hybrid warfare” to destabilize the Nordic country following its entry into NATO. (Otto Ponto/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland closes last crossing point with Russia, sealing off entire border as tensions rise

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

A Finnish Border Guard walks in the snow at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station between Russia and Finland, in Inari, northern Finland, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The European Union’s border agency says that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country. (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland plans to close its entire border with Russia over migration concerns

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A Finnish Border Guard walks in the snow at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing station between Russia and Finland, in Inari, northern Finland, Saturday, Nov. 25, 2023. The European Union’s border agency says that it will send dozens of officers and equipment as reinforcements to Finland to help police its borders amid suspicion that Russia is behind an influx of migrants arriving to the country. (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Why Finland is blaming Russia for a sudden influx of migrants on its eastern border

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Migrants look at a Finnish Customs official's dog at the international border crossing at Salla, northern Finland, on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland erects barriers at border with Russia to control influx of migrants, closes crossing points

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo speaks at a press briefing with Chief of the Finnish Border Guard, Lieutenant General Pasi Kostamovaara at left, during a visit to the Vartius border crossing station in Kuhmo, eastern Finland, Monday Nov. 20, 2023. The prime minister on Monday said the country may need to take further actions on its border with Russia after closing four border crossings in an attempt to stem a recent increase in asylum-seekers. (Hannu Huttu/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland’s prime minister hints at further border action as Russia protests closings of crossings

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A view of Russian border crossing point Svetogorsk from the Pelkola border crossing point in Imatra, south-eastern Finland, on April 14, 2023. The government in Finland is considering whether to close some crossing points on the country's long eastern border with Russia to prevent people from trying to enter without proper documentation, the Nordic nation's interior minister said Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2023. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Finland considers closing border crossings with Russia to stem an increase in asylum-seekers

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Slovakia's Petra Vlhova speeds down the course during the first run of an alpine ski World Cup women's slalom race, in Levi, Finland, Sunday, Nov. 12, 2023. (AP Photo/Giovanni Auletta)

Shiffrin takes slalom for 89th World Cup win as 1st-run leader Vlhova fails to finish her second

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Widow Eeva Ahtisaari and son Marko Ahtisaari pay respect by the coffin of former President of the Republic Martti Ahtisaari during the state funeral at the Helsinki Cathedral in Helsinki, Finland, Friday, Nov. 10, 2023. Foreign dignitaries gathered in Finland’s capital on Friday to bid farewell to former President Martti Ahtisaari, including leaders of countries where he helped reach peace accords. Ahtisaari, who was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008, died Oct. 16 at the age of 86. (Heikki Saukkomaa/Lehtikuva via AP)

Dignitaries attend funeral of ex-Finnish President Ahtisaari, peace broker and Nobel laureate

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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo meets the media in Helsinki, Finland, Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023. (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP) ** FILE **

Pending defense agreement would let U.S. troops use bases in Finland

By Mike Glenn - The Washington Times

Martti Ahtisaari, U.N. Special Representative for Namibia, speaks at a press conference where he declared that the voting in Namibia had been free and fair, Saturday, Nov. 11, 1989. Martti Ahtisaari, the former president of Finland and global peace broker awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 2008 for his work to resolve international conflicts, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2023. He was 86. (AP Photo/Billy Paddock, File)

Martti Ahtisaari, former Finnish president and Nobel Peace Prize winner, dies at 86

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

Detective Superintendent Risto Lohi, left, and Director of the National Bureau of Investigation NBI of Finland Robin Lardot attend a press conferance in Vantaa, Finland, Wednesday Oct. 11, 2023. NBI is investigating the Batic connector gas pipeline leak and adjacent data cable damage because of "external activity". (Jussi Nukari/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland police investigate undersea gas pipeline leak as possible sabotage

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A compression station of the Baltic Connector marine gas pipeline is pictured in Inkoo, Finland, Nov. 5, 2019. Finnish government is to hold a press conference later on Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2023, to inform about the Baltic Connector marine gas pipeline leak in the Gulf of Finland. (Mikko Stig/Lehtikuva via AP)

Damage to gas pipeline, telecom cable connecting Finland and Estonia caused by ‘external activity’

By Jari Tanner - Associated Press

FILE - A view of Russian border crossing point Svetogorsk from the Pelkola border crossing point in Imatra, south-eastern Finland, Friday, April 14, 2023. Finland is joining its three Baltic neighbors in banning vehicles with Russian license plates from entering their territory, a joint move in line with a recent interpretation of the European Union’s sanctions against Moscow over its war on Ukraine. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Finland joins Baltic neighbors in banning Russian-registered cars from entering their territory

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Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin, Social Democratic Party chair, center, reacts as she watches results of exit polls in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, April 2, 2023. Marin, Finland’s former prime minister who was one of Europe’s youngest leaders and a strong voice in supporting Ukraine, is quitting Finnish politics to join a London-based non-profit organization. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits, File)

Sanna Marin, ex-Finland prime minister who was one of Europe’s youngest leaders, quits politics

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FILE - Alexander Stubb of Finland delivers a speech at the European People's Party (EPP) congress in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday Nov. 8, 2018. Stubb, who headed the Finnish government 2014-2015, and later was foreign minister, said Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2023 he was “both honored and thankful for the trust bestowed upon me” that the Nordic country’s present Prime Minister Petteri Opo and Finland’s conservative National Coalition Party has asked him to run. The two-leg Finnish presidential elections are held in January and February 2023.(Markku Ulander/Lehtikuva via AP, file)

Finland’s former Prime Minister Alexander Stubb will run for president in 2024

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Britain's Anthony Joshua, left and Finland's Robert Helenius shake hands, with promoter Eddie Hearn at centre, during a press conference at the Pan Pacific London Hotel, London, Wednesday, Aug. 9, 2023. Joshua will face Helenius, at London's O2 Arena on Saturday after his heavyweight bout with Dillian Whyte was cancelled. (Nick Potts/PA via AP)

Joshua says late change of opponent ‘another rock in my shoe’ in bid to ignite boxing career

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U.S. President Joe Biden gestures during a press conference in Helsinki, Finland, Thursday, July 13, 2023. Biden is in Finland to attend the US–Nordic Leaders' Summit. (AP Photo/Sergei Grits)

Biden: ‘I will absolutely guarantee’ the U.S. will remain in NATO

By Jeff Mordock - The Washington Times

President Joe Biden greets U.S. Ambassador to Finland Douglas Hickey as he arrives on Air Force One at Helsinki-Vantaan International Airport in Helsinki, Finland, Wednesday, July 12, 2023. Biden attended the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania and is visiting Helsinki for a meeting with Nordic leaders. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden is closing out his Europe trip by showcasing new NATO member Finland

By Seung Min Kim, Chris Megerian and Jari Tanner - Associated Press

FILE - A security guard walks in front of a banner outside the venue of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, July 9, 2023. When Sweden applied for NATO membership together with Finland, both expected a quick accession process, but more than a year later Sweden is still in the alliance's waiting room. New entries must be approved by all existing members and as NATO leaders meet for a summit in Vilnius, Sweden is missing the green light from two: Turkey and Hungary. (AP Photo/Mindaugas Kulbis, File)

Sweden’s rocky road from neutrality toward NATO membership

By Karl Ritter - Associated Press

Finnish President Sauli Niinisto speaks during press conference at the President's official residence M'ntyniemi in Helsinki, Finland, Sunday, July 2, 2023. (Seppo Samuli/Lehtikuva via AP)

Russia expels Finnish diplomats, shuts down consulate in a tit-for-tat move

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