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☆ Finland will shut border to Russian tourists from midnight
  + stars: | 2022-09-29 | by ( ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +1 min
HELSINKI, Sept 29 (Reuters) - Finland will close its border to Russian tourists from midnight local time (2100 GMT), which is expected to lead to a significant drop in cross-border traffic, the government said on Thursday. The inflow of Russians is now seen as endangering Finland's international relations, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a news conference. Entry for family visits, as well as for work and studies, will still be permitted, he added. The Finnish government, wary of being a transit nation into western Europe's passport-free Schengen zone, on Friday said it planned to halt tourism from Russia and that a decision would be finalised in the days that followed. Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com RegisterReporting by Anne Kauranen, writing by Terje Solsvik, editing by Gwladys FoucheOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.
☆ 'I am leaving Russia': young men flee draft, Finland to restrict entry
  + stars: | 2022-09-23 | by ( Essi Lehto | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
Cars queue to enter Finland from Russia at Finland's most southern crossing point Vaalimaa, around three hour drive from Saint Petersburg, in Vaalimaa, Finland September 23, 2022. Two days later, he was crossing the border into Finland. I am just for freedom, Russia (free) from Putin, democracy in Russia," he said, breaking into tears. Nikita was one of a dozen young men Reuters spoke to at the Vaalimaa border crossing in southeastern Finland, their number growing in the days since Putin announced the call-up of 300,000 military reservists. Traffic into Finland over its border with Russia was heavy on Friday.
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