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Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo.
Prime Minister Petteri Orpo says Finland will close its entire border with Russia due to concerns over migration.
Orpo made the announcement during a news conference on Tuesday.
Finland had only one remaining border checkpoint open, located in the Arctic after the government closed seven others because of a surge in arrivals of migrants from the Middle East and Africa.
Finland accuses Moscow of ushering the migrants toward the Finnish border.