“As far as we understand, there are people behind the eastern border whose goal is to come to Finland illegally,” RBC quotes Orpo. According to the prime minister, we are talking about “thousands of people.”
At the same time, the Finnish authorities need to prepare measures to combat illegal border crossings, despite its closure, the politician believes.
On February 1, the Finnish Foreign Ministry announced the abolition of the Russian department, but three regional departments will be created: Euro-Atlantic, Asia and Oceania. Russia will move to the Asia and Oceania department.