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Finland closes last border for passenger traffic to Russia

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Published: November 29th, 2023,
Last updated: May 28th, 2025

The last remaining border post between Finland and Russia, Raja-Jooseppi, is also to be temporarily closed on Thursday.

Finland will close its last border crossing to Russia, which is still open for passenger traffic, for the time being. This was announced by Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo at a televised press conference on Tuesday. Most recently, only one border crossing north of the Arctic Circle remained open.

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