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Finland ejects asylum seekers across Arctic border

The migrants who made it across Finland’s Arctic border to Russia get a quick return.
December 07, 2015

Migrants via Russia discover new Arctic Route to Europe

Gateway via Norway's Storskog seems closed, but a record number of 31 asylum seekers came to Raja-Jooseppi in Finnish Lapland on Thursday.
December 04, 2015

Second day without migrants

End of story? Arctic Route for refugees to Europe seems closed.
December 01, 2015

Zero asylum seekers at Storskog after Norway places police on borderline

"Persons without a valid visa will not be allowed to enter Norway," says State Secretary in the Ministry of Justice and Public Security Jøran Kallmyr.
November 30, 2015

Russia refuses to take back migrants

Attorney of Syrian family that Norway tried to expel last Friday says it is unlawful not to have their asylum merits hearing before being returned.
November 30, 2015

Storskog gets fast-track for return of asylum seekers biking from Russia

Government instructs immigration authorities to reject applications from everyone with resident papers in Russia arriving over Storskog check-point.
November 26, 2015

Norway introduces border control

Basic principles of free movement stipulated in the Schengen agreement are in jeopardy. Norway tightens border with identity checks on buses, trains and ferries.
November 26, 2015

Less asylum-seekers on Arctic Route, but still many children

This Afghan girl is one of more than 1,000 children that have entered Norway at Storskog on bicycle.
November 23, 2015

Norway aims at quick return of migrants to Russia

As migrant flows across the border from Russia continue to increase, the Norwegian government adopts a string of restrictive measures.
November 17, 2015

Talks over Arctic migrant crisis

Regional cross-border cooperation with Russia continues as before despite the difficult migrant situation in the area, says PM Erna Solberg.
November 16, 2015

First illegal border-crossing on migrants' Arctic Route

FSB sent warning two weeks ago, on Friday it happened.
November 13, 2015

Former military camp turned into Arctic migrant center

Rajan from Nepal hopes to get permission to stay in Norway after bicycling across the border from Russia. Today, Europe’s northernmost refugee camp opened outside Kirkenes.
November 11, 2015

Recommends pocket fluff to overloaded border checkpoint

Immigration officials are working outdoor in snowy, cold weather and in barracks with open doors, but a government appointed expert group says there is no urgent need for new facilities at Storskog.
November 09, 2015

Next stop Kabul

Norway sends a clear message to Afghan migrants in Russia. Crossing the border at Storskog can give a one-way ticket to Kabul.
November 07, 2015

"Closure of border is not an answer in meeting with people walking in the cold"

November 06, 2015

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