The Finnish government wants to tighten restrictions at the border and it may be a question of closing the border again and this is an issue that most border residents are thinking about, before and against.
- We must be careful and not run around, says Karin Karlander, living in Haparanda.
Photo: Jimmy Bäckström / SVT
"It's boring"
Haparanda resident Ola Haara thinks it will be a tough time.
- I think something is coming in the negative direction, but we will see how serious it is.
Maybe it's necessary to do something for the sake of the pandemic.
We have a large spread of infection in the municipality right now, but in the long run it is sad, both for the interaction and for all business, he says.
He belongs to the many inhabitants who have become accustomed to and who appreciate an open border between the countries.
- It's like no limit for us who live here.
We go anyway and we would like to continue with it, says Ola Haara.
Hear more Haparanda residents in the clip.