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FILE - Finnish border guards walk at Vaalimaa border check point between Finland and Russia in Virolahti, Finland, on Dec. 15, 2023.

Video. Finland approves law to turn away migrants at Russian border

Updated: 12/07/2024 - 16:57 GMT+2

Finnish lawmakers have approved a controversial bill that will allow border guards to turn away third-country migrants coming from neighbouring Russia.

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