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announced the closure of four border crossings in the south-east (Vaalimaa, Nuijamaa, Imatra and
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began at 120 kilometres (75 mi) from the border. A special permit was required for entry, and the first line of control was equipped with electronic alarms. At 60 kilometres (37 mi), there was a raked sand strip (to detect footprints) and a thin alarmed
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were ceded to the Soviet Union. The new border cut through what was previously
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840:Conference on Security and Co-operation in Europe
698:(1941–44), the land border was demarcated in the
1487:. House of Lords Stationery Office. p. 13.
683:Between 1940 and 1941, the Soviet Union rented
2170:. February 28, 2023 – via www.bbc.co.uk.
1901:"Finland to close more border crossing points"
1764:"Venäjän kansalaisten maahantulon rajoitukset"
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2020:. November 16, 2023. Archived from
818:. On the Finnish side, there was a
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208:Finnish Declaration of Independence
1990:. February 8, 2024. Archived from
617:In the period following Finland's
238:Soviet–Finnish Non-Aggression Pact
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2181:Seibt, Sébastian (May 23, 2024).
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935:Raja‑Jooseppi, located in the
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350:Border Guard Service of Russia
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2043:Tanner, Jari; Gera, Vanessa.
1866:Tanner, Jari; Gera, Vanessa.
1463:Finland–Russia border barrier
1108:Finland began constructing a
1000:related to non-recent events.
991:slanted towards recent events
906:November 2023 border closures
2213:https://yle.fi/a/74-20062056
1509:"FINNISH-RUSSIAN CASE STUDY"
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1128:List of border checkpoints
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1458:Finland–Russia relations
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1814:. September 15, 2023
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346:Finnish Border Guard
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263:International border
220:Paris Peace Treaties
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2193:France Médias Monde
2138:. January 23, 2016.
2124:. January 23, 2016.
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1114:Russo-Ukrainian War
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960:refugees as weapons
885:Russo-Ukrainian War
675:Moscow Peace Treaty
653:Border zone in 1967
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253:Finno-Soviet Treaty
243:Moscow Peace Treaty
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