Tag: Schengen Agreement
More than 50,000 people seek temporary protection in Finland as a result of the conflict in Ukraine
Some of the children have also arrived in Finland without a guardian, usually in the company of relatives or family friends. All in all, around one in three arrivals is a child. In January 2023, the Finnish Immigration Service announced the extension of residence permits granted on the basis of temporary protection until March 4, […]
Sweden will probably refuse to accept Bulgaria in Schengen
The Swedish government’s proposal to accept Bulgaria, Romania and Croatia in the so-called Schengen agreement will likely be rejected by the parliament in Stockholm. The reason is that the Social Democrats and the Sweden Democrats do not agree on the situation in the fight against corruption and organized crime in these countries. This means that […]
EU foreign ministers decided to suspend the visa facilitation agreement with Russia
“As the discussion progressed, the ministers woke up to the fact that we are talking about quite large volumes,” he said. quoted saying At Helsingin Sanomat’s press conference. “It was important because not many here realized that in normal years we had 10 million border crossings. We have had years where we have issued a […]
YLE: Russian border crossings have increased by 10–30%
“We’re already tracking this,” said Tanner. “If Finnish Schengen visas are actually used to travel to other countries, we can take action. We get information about this kind of phenomenon from other Schengen countries quite quickly. With a Schengen visa issued by Finland, you can travel to any other country that has joined the Schengen […]
A record number of more than 35,000 have applied for temporary protection in Finland
All applicants and recipients of temporary protection are registered at the reception center, even if they live in a private apartment or an apartment provided by the municipality. Most of the applicants and recipients of temporary protection, about 65 percent, currently live outside the reception centers. Reception centers offer reception services, such as health and […]
Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Russian tourists use Finland as a transit country for vacation destinations
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, some Russian tourists use Finland as a transit country on their way to their holiday destinations. After the lifting of the Covid travel restrictions, Russian border crossings to Finland have increased by 10-30 percent compared to spring and early summer, Jussi Tannerthe director general of consular services of […]
Municipalities are reimbursed for the accommodation costs of persons who have fled Ukraine
The Finnish Immigration Service reimburses municipalities for accommodation costs. The municipal model is applied until March 4, 2023. The municipality can agree with the reception center that the municipality offers temporary protection recipients accommodation services in accordance with the Act on the Reception of Persons Seeking International Protection. The agreement has been negotiated with 90 […]
NATO member promises to block Sweden’s and Finland’s candidacy
Zagreb plans to put its foot down, said the Croatian president Finland and Sweden join NATO “very dangerous charlatanry” and that is equivalent to provoking Russia, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday. Zagreb will refuse to ratify its membership until the United States and the European Union press neighboring Bosnia and Herzegovina to guarantee […]
NATO member promises to block Sweden’s and Finland’s candidacy
Zagreb plans to put its foot down, said the Croatian president The fact that Finland and Sweden join NATO is “very dangerous charlatanry” and is equivalent to provoking Russia, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday. Zagreb will refuse to ratify its membership until the United States and the European Union press neighboring Bosnia and […]
A NATO member says it will block Sweden’s, Finland’s candidacy
? We are not asking Finland or Sweden to change its name to Ikea? said the Croatian president The fact that Finland and Sweden join NATO is “very dangerous charlatanry” and is equivalent to provoking Russia, Croatian President Zoran Milanovic said on Tuesday. Zagreb will refuse to ratify its membership until the United States and […]
The Estonian Prime Minister criticizes Finland’s latest decision on travel restrictions
The decision means that a work-related journey by land or sea is only possible for “necessary reasons”, such as work related to the functioning of society or security of supply. Kallas told ERR on Friday that Estonians whose daily lives include moving between Finland and Estonia have been in difficult situations for the past four […]
The European Commission reprimands Finland for coronavirus activities at the borders
Finland has also been criticized in the past for continuing internal border controls beyond the six-month limit set by the Schengen agreement. The agreement allows Member States to reintroduce border control on a temporary basis and as a last resort in the event of a serious threat to public security. Finland mentioned the coronavirus pandemic […]
Finland intends to extend some of Europe’s strictest travel restrictions
Last spring, Finland was one of many EU countries to reintroduce controls at all borders. Now Finland is one of the few that still checks every visitor to the country. According to the European Commission, the only other countries now inspecting all incoming Schengen countries are Denmark, Hungary and non-EU Norway. In Finland, the number […]
“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 […]
