In a report, the Finnish border guard recommends that a fence be erected along part of the country's border with Russia due to "recent changes in the security situation," Politico reported today, citing local media.

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About 17,000 Russians crossed into Finland over the weekend alone – 80% more than the previous one, Reuters reported.

Finland has witnessed a massive influx of men from Russia legally crossing the border in recent days – reservists looking for a way to avoid the "partial mobilization" announced by President Putin last week because of the war in Ukraine, BNR reminds.

The biggest influx is to Georgia, where the military sent teams to the border points, queues also formed at the airports, and tickets to visa-free countries for Russians hit records of 7-10 thousand euros.

The proposed fence would cover 10 to 20% of the eastern Finnish border - 130-260 km - and would cost millions of euros.

So far, illegal border crossings are not a "widespread phenomenon", the Finnish border service said.

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But there they fear that with restrictions on the passage - from the Russian or Finnish side, the situation may change.

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