1 held for illegal entry into Finland crossing Russian border

The Southeast Finland Border Guard on Wednesday held one person on charge of entering Finland violating Finnish border at Parikkala, said an official press release on Thursday.

The person crossed the Russian border by land and sought asylum in Finland.

Border Guard said that the person entered into Finland and sought advice from a local person, who informed them in this regard.

Responding to the call from the local person, the Border Guard personnel rushed to the spot and caught the person.

The Border Guard is investigating into the case.

Finland in April decided that the border crossing points on the land border between Finland and Russia will remain closed until further notice.