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EU Entry/Exit System Goes Live: Finland Braces for the Digital Border Era
Finland activated the EU’s biometric Entry/Exit System on 10 April 2026, replacing passport stamps with digital records. The change lengthens first-time processing, obliges carriers to verify travellers’ remaining Schengen days and forces companies to adjust travel policies. Exemptions apply to Finnish residents and D-visa holders, but mobile workers and tourists must enrol fingerprints and a facial image at their first crossing.
EU Seminar Warns of ‘New Iron Curtain’ for Finland’s Eastern Border Regions
At an EU seminar on 10 April, Finnish and other eastern-border regions warned that prolonged closures and security measures have slashed mobility and trade to a trickle, effectively erecting a new ‘iron curtain’. Participants urged Brussels to redirect cohesion funds and devise tailored visa and labour-mobility tools to keep frontier economies alive.