Traffic arriving at Finland's eastern border with Russia has "intensified" during the night, the Finnish Border Guard said early on Thursday, while adding that the situation was under control, APA reports citing Reuters.
Finland is closely monitoring the situation in its neighbour following President Vladimir Putin's order of military mobilisation, defence minister Antti Kaikkonen said on Wednesday.
"The number clearly has picked up," the Finnish border guard's head of international affairs Matti Pitkaniitty told Reuters.
"It is an exceptional number in the sense that it clearly is busier," he said, adding that the situation was under control and border guards were ready at nine checkpoints.
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