On November 16, 2023, Yle published information based on Telegram messages indicating Russia has stopped permitting asylum seekers to cross the eastern border into Finland. STT interviewed asylum seekers who said that their contacts on the Russian side have been turned away at the border, although STT could not verify these accounts. The asylum seekers did not receive prior warning of this change. This shift reflects increased Russian border enforcement measures coinciding with heightened regional migration management and security concerns. Authorities have noted no new asylum seekers arriving in Finland from Russia since this change.

On November 16, 2023, Yle published information based on Telegram messages indicating Russia has stopped permitting asylum seekers to cross the eastern border into Finland. STT interviewed asylum seekers who said that their contacts on the Russian side have been turned away at the border, although STT could not verify these accounts. The asylum seekers did not receive prior warning of this change. This shift reflects increased Russian border enforcement measures coinciding with heightened regional migration management and security concerns. Authorities have noted no new asylum seekers arriving in Finland from Russia since this change.