Over 100 employees of the Finnish Customs Service have been sent on… (финляндия · россия · сотрудник)
Over 100 employees of the Finnish Customs Service have been sent on forced unpaid leave following the closure of border crossing points in Russia. Yle reports that Finnish customs officers are left without work due to the Russian closure of checkpoints.
Consensus
- More than 100 Finnish customs officers were placed on unpaid leave after Russia closed border crossing points with Finland.
- The closure affected border crossings in Niinivaara and Imatra most severely.
- Customs operations had previously continued through freight train processing at stations in Vaikkaala, Niiirala, and the port of Hamina-Kotka.
- Freight rail traffic between Finland and Russia has ceased, putting that workstream under threat.
- Relocating staff to other positions within the agency is difficult due to geographic concentration on Finland's eastern border.
Points of divergence
- The end date for unpaid leave has not been determined. — vedomosti
- President of Finland Alexander Stubb stated that NATO supports Ukrainian military strikes on Russian territory, suggesting this could bring Moscow back to negotiations. — vm
Coverage (2 sources)
- Yle: Finnish customs officers left without work after the closure of the checkpoint with Russia — Ведомости
- Finnish customs officers left without work after Russia closes checkpoints — Вечерняя Москва