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Following a rapid growth in illegal border traffic, the Nordic country closes four of its border-crossing points to Russia. The border-crossing points in the north of the country will remain open for now.

The Norwegian police border control authority says travel across Schengen’s northern entry from Russia is dramatically lower compared with last month.

The last year’s controversial illegal border crossings and Russia’s military exercises troubling Norwegian fishermen in Norwegian economic zone were not on the table when the two countries' uniformed officials met for the annual protocol meeting.

Helsinki can’t tell exactly how much it costs, but significant resources are sent north to hinder Russian cars from entering any of the six cross-border roads.

European countries with land border to Russia are closing for cross-border private driving, but the northern gateway into Norway remains open. For now, at least.

The number of Russian citizens holding a still-valid Schengen visa to Finland is 30 times higher compared to Norwegian-issued Schengen visas, national broadcaster YLE reports.

There will be more Border Guard units out and about, as staff are shifted from border checkpoints.

The border guard is one of few army units in Norway not in possession of drones.

Finland follows the Baltic states and Poland and closes its eastern border for Russian tourists from Friday, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto announced at a press conference in Helsinki. Asked by the Barents Observer, Norwegian authorities had no immediately clear answer to possible changes in entry rules at Storskog.

Both Finland and Norway saw more military-aged Russian men crossing borders this weekend. But still far from the queues reported from Moscow airports and other exit checkpoints in the South Caucasus and Central Asia.