Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says two checkpoints with Russia will reopen. -AP
Finland's government says it will reopen two crossings on its long border with Russia later this week after closing all eight roads between the two countries in late November to prevent an influx of asylum seekers.
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"Without dismantling the restrictions, we cannot verify whether a change for the better is taking place. If the phenomenon continues, we will close these border crossing points," Prime Minister Petteri Orpo told a press conference.
Finland last month shut the Russian border until December 13 to block a rising number of refugees from arriving in the Nordic country in what the government and its allies said was an orchestrated move by Russian officials.
