Tag: Finnish Border Guard
Finnish border guards arrested 11 Iranian citizens who are suspected of attempting to cross illegally
According to the Finnish authorities, the members of the group said that they were helped to get to the border crossing point.
The Finnish government will open two border crossing points on the Russian border
These two points were chosen based on national security considerations on the one hand and the need for cross-border travel on the other, Colonel Mikko Lehmus from the Finnish Border Guard, was revealed at a press conference in Helsinki on Tuesday. He emphasized that the points are important for some diplomatic corps, families on both…
The Finnish Border Guard arrested two suspected illegal crossings from Russia
Two persons who arrived in Finland illegally from Russia have since applied for asylum.
The Border Guard reports that operations continue as normal during the suspended Russian coup
The situation in Russia has calmed down, but the Finnish Border Guard is closely monitoring the development of the situation.
Finland starts building a fence on the border with Russia
Finland has begun building a 200-kilometer-long fence on the border with Russia to prevent Moscow from using migrant flows for political purposes. This comes as Finnish MPs vote on Wednesday afternoon to speed up the process to join the NATO military alliance. Terrain work would begin on Tuesday “with forest clearance and will proceed in…
Prime Minister Marin: The parliamentary parties are discussing the Russian border fence "as soon as possible"
The Finnish Border Guard has proposed that Finland build fences at critically sensitive points on the eastern border.
The number of border crossings between Finland and Russia increased in July
According to the Finnish Border Guard, more than 236,000 people crossed the border between Finland and Russia in July. The number includes both arrivals and departures, the majority of whom, according to the Border Guard, have been Russian citizens. The numbers are lower compared to the pre-Covid level. For example, in July 2019, the corresponding…
An increase in unauthorized crossings, says the Southeastern Finland Border Guard
In the first half of this year, unauthorized border crossings between Finland and Russia have increased, the Finnish Border Guard said on Thursday. In the first six months of 2022, there were 11 unauthorized crossings, compared to eight in the whole of last year. The Border Guard Service of Southeast Finland detected four illegal crossings…
Friday leaves: Mandatory Swedish, border fences and safe swimming
Finland does not make Swedish high school examinations compulsory, the newspaper said News Finn reports Friday morning. Minister of Education Li Andersson (left) said such changes to high school degree requirements would not make sense and would only make graduation more demanding for students. The story is also mentioned in Swedish Hufvudstadtsbladet (HBL). The HBL…
Finland greets the Defense Forces on the official flag day, with a military parade
The Defense Forces Flag Day will be celebrated on Saturday in a military parade in Helsinki. The parade will be attended by about 1,600 participants – from the Finnish Army, Navy and Air Force, the National Defense College, the Finnish Border Guard and veterans – as well as more than 40 military vehicles and 14…
Minister Harakka at the IMO General Assembly: negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions must be intensified and digitalisation must be utilized in maritime transport
The topics of Minister Haraka’s video speech are the automation of shipping and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from shipping. Finland has proposed new working arrangements in the IMO. The aim is a more structured approach to negotiations to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and that smaller countries also have equal opportunities to participate. “It…
The Defense Forces canceled the Independence Day parade
The Defense Forces have canceled the parade on Independence Day scheduled for December 6 in the city of Lahti due to the worsening coronavirus situation. The parade held in Pori last year was also canceled due to the pandemic. The organizers of the parade had planned all the service areas of the Finnish Army, including…
Yle: Finns involved in the setbacks of migrants
According to Yle’s Swedish Language Investigation Unit, Finnish guards working with the EU’s border agency Frontex were involved in pushing practices in which migrants were deported illegally at the EU’s external borders. Frontex’s mission is to safeguard human rights at the EU’s borders. However, whistleblowers and human rights groups claim the agency is involved in…
The Finnish army declares the Independence Day parade
The Defense Forces will hold a national parade in Lahti as part of the Independence Day celebrations on December 6, the press release said. The procession in Pori last year was canceled due to an increase in Covid-19 cases. The press release states that troops from all sectors of the Finnish Defense Forces will participate…
VR aims to restart Russian services by Christmas
The Finnish state railway company VR intends to open passenger rail traffic to Russia at the Vainikkala southeastern border crossing by Christmas. Rail traffic on Finland’s eastern border was closed in March 2020 due to the Covid pandemic. VR’s announcement came a day after the Finnish government decided that the Vainikkala border crossing point would…
Operation to clear the Beatris shipwreck of oil
One of the goals of the water protection efficiency program coordinated by the Ministry of the Environment is to find and clean up dangerous shipwrecks in the Baltic Sea. Prior to this, three high-risk shipwrecks have been removed. Ministry of the Environment, Finnish Navy and Border Guard The motor vessel Beatris sank in the Iniö…
Shipbuilder Meyer designs luxury-powered luxury mega yachts
The shipbuilding company Meyer Group, which has a shipyard in southwestern Finland, intends to expand its product range to include luxury mega yachts. The German company announced the matter on Thursday at the Monaco Yacht Show when it unveiled a 150-meter-long ONE 50 sailboat powered by fuel cells and batteries. The ONE 50 can reach…
The mystery of Helsinki’s hard rise was solved when a man found a rocket launcher
The large boom that sounded from large parts of Helsinki last weekend could have been the work of a homemade rocket, an expert who believes he has found a launch site. Jaakko Visuri The Ursa Astronomical Society’s fireball team told Yle News that he used seismic measurements from the Institute of Seismology to determine the…
A fourth man convicted of crushing and robbery
The South Karelian District Court has sentenced the man to almost two years in prison for his share of the track made by the Lappeenranta jewelry store in 2019. He is the last of four men convicted of involvement in the robbery that the group steals watches and jewelery worth about € 130,000 and caused…
MTV: Soldier shows firearm to passenger during robbed exercise at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
“I saw men in camouflage clothes, and I had time to think that maybe they were army boys going on vacation until I saw that they had masks,” the Finnish woman, who spoke anonymously, said. news item. “I walked to the bathroom, almost threw and my hands were shaking. For a second I thought it…
The Finnish Coast Guard reveals a large-scale human trafficking operation
The Gulf Coast Guard says it has revealed an organized criminal group that has participated in an international human trafficking operation. According to a Coast Guard publication, the group consists mainly of people living in Finland and Greece, who are now suspected of organizing and attempting to organize illegal travel for illegal immigrants to Finland…
“They even checked my make-up bag” – several reports against the Finnish border guard
In Finland, the Ombudsman has received several reports against the border guard for errors in border controls against Sweden. These include violations of the Schengen Agreement, which requires that all cases where cars and luggage are examined must be recorded. Pilvi Ryökkynen from Tornio, Finland, says that she had her car and luggage checked without…