Russia is sending thousands of refugees and escalating tensions on the border with Finland. Finland is in the process of building a 200-kilometer-long fence along the border, which is partly in remote areas.
The four border crossings have been closed since November. Russia is preparing to create the announced new unit of ground combat troops near the Finnish border, where the Russian military presence has so far been minimal. The Estonian foreign intelligence service expects that Russia will significantly increase the number of troops along the NATO border in the coming years.