Overview

• Finland has seen a significant increase in the number of undocumented migrants arriving at its border from Russia.
• Russian authorities are reportedly allowing these migrants to travel to Finland despite a lack of documents, which Finland's Interior Minister Mari Rantanen has termed as 'illegal entry'.
• Most of the migrants are from Middle Eastern countries including Iraq, Syria, Yemen, and Somalia.
• Finland's government is considering measures to control the situation, including limiting the number of border crossings, creating centralized entry points, or even closing the border.
• Finland's Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen plans to raise the issue at the upcoming meeting of EU foreign ministers.