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Coverage dated December 11, 2023 to December 14, 2023

Finland reports a rush of migrant crossings hours before the reclosure of 2 border posts with Russia

Headline from The Republic, on the newest of 3 developments

COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozens of migrants crossed into Finland on Friday, hours before the reclosure of two southern crossing points on the border with Russia as the Nordic country experiences an influx of asylum-seekers.

The Republic's own description from its feed. We collect headlines and these descriptions, not full articles; read the original reporting below.

Developments in this update

3 dated developments, oldest first, newest marked. Each is named by one outlet's own headline; open its reports to see every outlet that covered it.

  1. Finland temporarily reopens 2 border crossings with Russia

    Headline from The Kyiv Independent ·

  2. Finland closes its entire border with Russia again due to influx of migrants at 2 crossings

    Headline from PBS NewsHour ·

  3. Newest

    Finland reports a rush of migrant crossings hours before the reclosure of 2 border posts with Russia

    Headline from The Republic ·

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Reports & sources

16 articles, oldest first.

  1. Deutsche Welle

    Finland to reopen two border crossings with Russia – DW (opens Deutsche Welle)

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    Deutsche Welle's feed description

    Two border crossings on the Finnish-Russian border will be reopened to the public. However, Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo warned that the entire eastern border could be closed again if necessary.

  2. New York Times

    Finland Partly Reopens Its Border With Russia (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The Nordic country, which recently joined NATO, has accused Moscow of funneling migrants to their shared land border.

  3. Bloomberg

    Finland to Open Checkpoints on Russian Border in Migrant Spat (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Finland plans to open two of eight road border crossings on its demarcation with Russia in a test of Kremlin’s resolve to continue to push migrants into the Nordic country.

  4. Breitbart News

    Finland to Reopen Two Border Crossings with Russia (opens Breitbart News)

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    Breitbart News's feed description

    Finland's government will reopen two out of eight border crossing points with Russia later this week, officials said Tuesday.

  5. The Kyiv Independent

    Finland temporarily reopens 2 border crossings with Russia (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    The Finnish government announced it would open two of the crossings on Dec. 12, explaining that there had been no attempts to cross by asylum seekers in recent weeks.

  6. PBS NewsHour

    Finland closes its entire border with Russia again due to influx of migrants at 2 crossings (opens PBS NewsHour)

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    PBS NewsHour's feed description

    Dozens of migrants without proper documentation or visas were reported to have arrived at the two checkpoints by late Thursday.

  7. Al Jazeera

    Finland set to again shut its entire border with Russia (opens Al Jazeera)

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    Al Jazeera's feed description

    The decision comes amid renewed asylum seekers arrivals that Helsinki has labelled a Russian hybrid attack.

  8. The Guardian

    Finland reopens Russia border but shuts it again amid asylum row (opens The Guardian)

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    The Guardian's feed description

    Helsinki accuses Moscow of orchestrated ‘hybrid operation’ that Kremlin denies after 36 people cross from east

  9. New York Times

    Finland Closes Border With Russia Again (opens New York Times)

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    New York Times's feed description

    The country accused Russia of resuming an effort to funnel mostly African and Middle Eastern migrants into Finland in an effort to destabilize it.

  10. Bloomberg

    Finland to Close Russian Border Again in Sudden Reversal (opens Bloomberg)

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    Bloomberg's feed description

    Finland’s government will again close all checkpoints on the Russian border, having opened two of eight road crossings earlier in the day, after a flow of asylum seekers resumed.

  11. The Kyiv Independent

    Finland to shut border crossings with Russia, day after reopening (opens The Kyiv Independent)

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    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    Finland will close its border crossings with Russia from 8 p.m. local time on Dec. 15, the Finnish government announced on Dec. 14. Finland announced earlier that it had temporarily reopened two border crossings with Russia.

  12. The Republic

    Finland reports a rush of migrant crossings hours before the reclosure of 2 border posts with Russia (opens The Republic)

    Published

    The Republic's feed description

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozens of migrants crossed into Finland on Friday, hours before the reclosure of two southern crossing points on the border with Russia as the Nordic country experiences an influx of asylum-seekers.

  13. Fox News

    Finland border crisis escalates as dozens of migrants cross ahead of reclosure (opens Fox News)

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    Fox News's feed description

    Ahead of the reclosure of two southern border crossings with Russia, dozens of migrants entered Finland, contributing to an ongoing surge in asylum-seekers.

  14. Green Field Reporter

    Finland reports a rush of migrant crossings hours before the reclosure of 2 border posts with Russia - The Daily Reporter (opens Green Field Reporter)

    Published

    Green Field Reporter's feed description

    COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) — Dozens of migrants crossed into Finland on Friday, hours before the reclosure of two southern crossing points on the border with Russia as the Nordic country experiences an influx of asylum-seekers.

Identical headlines usually mean shared wire copy. They are counted as separate articles but are not independent confirmation.