The Southeast Finland Border Guard on Wednesday said it was investigating two cases of unauthorised crossings into Russia.
The first incident occurred in early May in Räikkölä, Imatra. According to the Border Guard, a Finnish man crossed the land border into Russia, but immediately returned.
The Border Guard said it was investigating the incident as a border violation, an infraction that typically carries a fine.
Man remains in Russia
Another eastern border incident occurred on the last day of May in Vainikkala, a village in Lappeenranta.
"A man went to Russia and has not come back. He was caught by the Russians," explained Lieutenant Matti Rantanen, the lead investigator from the Southeast Finland Border Guard.
Russian officials notified Finnish border authorities of the border crosser whom they had apprehended. The man's case is now being handled in Russia.
Finnish border authorities said they were attempting to learn more from the Russians about the man's case, including any possible legal proceedings.
"It is, however, possible that they won't tell us anything," Rantanen said.
Forged residence permits
Also in May, an Iraqi family of four carrying forged residence permits arrived at Lappeenranta Airport from Bergamo, Italy.
The family has applied for asylum so their case is now being handled by Finnish Immigration Service Migri.
For now, the Southeast Finland Border Guard is looking into how the family obtained the falsified documents as well as their travel route from Iraq to Italy.
"We are trying to ascertain whether someone is producing documents in Europe or elsewhere," Rantanen from the Southeastern Finland Border Guard told Yle.
Finland's eastern border with Russia is indefinitely closed.
