Anne Kauranen
Bureau Chief at Reuters
Reuters Bureau Chief in Helsinki. I tweet mainly in English about all things Finland. Opinions are my own.
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2 weeks ago |
jp.reuters.com | Anne Kauranen
フィンランド国境警備隊は２１日、ロシアとの東部国境沿いに建設中の高さ４．５メートルのフェンスのうち、最初の３５キロが完成したと発表した。写真は５月、フィンランド・ロシア国境で撮影（２０２５年 ロイター/Leonhard Foeger） ［ヌイヤマー（フィンランド） ２１日 ロイター］ - フィンランド国境警備隊は２１日、ロシアとの東部国境沿いに建設中の高さ４．５メートルのフェンスのうち、最初の３５キロが完成したと発表した。このフェンスは、移民が森に覆われた国境地帯を越境するのを阻止することを目的とする。 フィンランドは昨年、ロシア経由で難民申請者が大量に押し寄せたことに対応し、国境全長１３４４キロのうち２００キロを覆うフェンスの建設を開始。フィンランドはこの流入をロシアが意図的に仕組んだものだと考えているが、ロシアはこれを否定している。 高さ３．５メートルの金属製のフェンスの上には１メートルの有刺鉄線が張られており、カメラ、センサー、拡声器、照明が設置されている。国境警備隊によると、建設は２０２６年末までに完了する予定。 私たちの行動規範：トムソン・ロイター「信頼の原則」,...
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2 weeks ago |
reuters.com | Anne Kauranen
Fence aims to control mass migration from RussiaFinland believes Russia deliberately orchestrated migrationFinland has faced criticism over border closure and fenceNUIJAMAA, Finland, May 21 (Reuters) - Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing via the wilderness, the Finnish Border Guard said on Wednesday.
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2 weeks ago |
kelo.com | Anne Kauranen
By Anne KauranenNUIJAMAA, Finland (Reuters) -Finland has completed the first 35 km (22 miles) of a 4.5-metre (15-ft) high fence it is building on its closed eastern border with Russia to stop migrants from crossing via the wilderness, the Finnish Border Guard said on Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
kfgo.com | Anne Kauranen
By Anne KauranenHELSINKI (Reuters) – Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are planning to roll out a system of offline card payments to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage, Bank of Finland board member Tuomas Valimaki said on Wednesday.
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1 month ago |
reuters.com | Anne Kauranen
Initiatives come after communication cables cut in Baltic SeaFinnish banker: Europe needs alternatives to Visa, MastercardFinland plans reserve bank accounts in case banks can't operateHELSINKI, May 7 (Reuters) - Finland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark and Estonia are rolling out offline card payment systems to provide a back-up if internet connections are lost, including due to sabotage, Bank of Finland board member Tuomas Valimaki said on Wednesday.
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