Finland moves to block asylum seekers from entering via Russia

Migrants arrive to the international border crossing at Salla, northern Finland [File: Lehtikuva/Jussi Nukari/Reuters]

Finland plans to adopt temporary legislation that will allow its border authorities to block asylum seekers seeking to enter its territory from Russia, the government has said.

Finland closed all crossings on its 1,340km (830-mile) border with Russia late last year amid a growing number of arrivals who did not possess valid documents to enter the European Union.