Al Jazeera English Finland-Russia tensions: Border towns suffer with closure of crossings

Finland’s land border with Russia is the longest in Europe, but crossings were closed in 2023 because of the war in Ukraine. Towns that relied on Russian tourists are now struggling.

Al Jazeera’s Hashem Ahelbarra reports from Imatra, on the Finnish-Russian border.

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