The centre-right government of Finland wants to extend a law that allows it to turn back illegal migrants at its border with Russia until the end of 2026. “The threat of instrumentalised migration at Finland’s eastern border remains high and unpredictable,” Interior Minister Mari Rantanen said. Such a move requires a five-sixths majority in parliament. Because two of the larger left-liberal opposition parties are willing to back the extension, it seems likely that the motion will pass. The Nordic EU member state has accused neighbouring Russia of ‘weaponising’ migration by sending migrants from the Middle East and Africa across its