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An official decision on the matter will be announced on Thursday.
There are no differences of opinion in the government on this issue, said Interior Minister Mari Rantanen. The government does not have the impression that Russia has changed its position regarding the border. Prime Minister Peteri Orpo also said that border crossings should remain closed.
The current government decision to temporarily close border crossing points is valid until January 15th.
The regime is expected to remain in effect for another month.
Concerns remain in Helsinki about the influx of illegal immigrants across the Russian border. Even after the border crossings were closed, cases of illegal immigrants entering the country continued.
On Wednesday, four border violators were arrested in the Parikala region of South Karelia, Italehti reports.
In mid-November, the decision was made to close all nine border points on the border with Russia.
Helsinki accuses Moscow of facilitating the mass departure of illegal immigrants to Finland.
According to the Finnish Foreign Ministry, more than 500 asylum seekers from Russia have come to Finland since the beginning of November.
Russian border guards let them through their checkpoints without the migrants presenting documents allowing them to cross the border.
On December 14, Finland opened two border crossings, but they were closed again a day later because more than 60 asylum seekers had arrived there.
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