Radio | Clear news | Saturday 18 November 2023
The situation on the eastern border. Ordinary Russians. Marja Kurki.
The situation of the eastern border
Finland can close the entire eastern border if Finland’s security requires it. This is what Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says.
Finland closed four border crossings on Saturday, because Russia started directing more and more asylum seekers to Finland. 220 asylum seekers came to Finland from Russia on Friday.
Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen says that all border crossings in the east will be closed if the situation is bad. Häkkänen says that Finland must protect itself
Russia directs people to Finland because it wants to cause disorder. Russia acted in the same way in 2015.
Officials say that on Saturday, Russia began diverting asylum seekers to border crossings in the north. The border stations there are still open.
Ordinary Russians
The majority of Finns say that ordinary Russians are complicit in the war in Ukraine. This is what a new study says.
Two out of three Finns say that ordinary Russians should start opposing Russia’s attack on Ukraine.
Almost everyone says that Russia is an unstable and unpredictable country.
Marja Kurki
Finnish clothing manufacturer Marja Kurki is closing down.
The well-known and almost 50-year-old Marja Kurki company mainly made scarves and ties.
In recent years, the company has sold a lot of products to Asia. It has been difficult for the company in Europe.
The Corona period was a bad blow for the Marja Kurki company. The company’s products were popular gifts at parties, but because of the corona virus, the parties ended.
Tourists were important customers for the company, but Korona stopped tourism as well.
The company’s director also says that it is difficult to sell expensive clothes in Finland.
Weather
It may snow a little on Sunday. More snow may fall in the west.
The temperature is between plus +1 and -10 degrees. In Lapland, the temperature is between -10 and -20 degrees.