Since Finland** decided to close its eastern border on November 17, Russia's Finnish border crossing has remained relatively calm. Finland** also recently announced that the border crossing closure, which was originally expected to last for two weeks, will end next Thursday, and it is possible that the closure of border crossings will officially end on the final announced date. At present, some border crossings are ready to reopen next week.
The Border Patrol Unit has also reported in recent days that no illegal crossers have been detected since the closure of the border crossing was implemented. According to the monthly report of the Finnish Border Patrol, on Saturday, 18 November, two illegal border crossings were detected in the South-East Finland region, with a total of two individuals choosing to seek asylum in Finland after crossing the border. Therefore, this may be one of the reasons for the decision to further strengthen border controls.
Despite this, Finland** is still seriously considering the possibility of opening one or more border crossings next week. The Border Patrol also said it was ready to reopen border crossings starting next Thursday. But the Border Patrol has also made it clear that it has not yet made it clear whether it is ready to reopen border crossings in South-East Finland.