Finland to close entire border with Russia due to migration concerns

Finnish border guards escort two migrants at the Raja-Jooseppi international border crossing (Emmi Korhonen/Lehtikuva via AP)

Finland will close its last remaining road border with Russia due to concerns over migration, Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said, accusing Moscow of undermining Finland’s national security.

Finland had already closed seven of the eight checkpoints along its long border with Russia this month following a surge in arrivals of migrants from the Middle East and Africa. The government accuses Moscow of ushering the migrants toward the Finnish border.