Russian Soldiers Seek Unfenced Routes Into Finland
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At Finland's long border with Russia, illegal crossings are increasing. Among the intruders are strikingly often men with military experience.
Finnish border guards have reported that a growing number of people trying to enter their country from Russia are linked to the military in one way or another. Some are also using remote, unfenced areas to sneak into the country, state broadcaster Yle reported.
Many border crossers seek to enter Finland from remote regions where there is no barrier fence erected on the eastern border.
This year there have been suspected illegal border crossings in the North Karelia region in Ilomants and Tuupovaara.
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Individual soldiers from Russia who already know how to bypass the eastern border barrier are fleeing to Finland, the Border Guard headquarters tells Yle.
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