 Finland early on November 18 closed four crossings on its border with Russia, as Helsinki seeks to halt a flow of asylum seekers it says was instigated by Moscow. The Finnish border guard on November 17 announced it would erect barriers from midnight local time at the Valoma, Nuojaama, Imatra and Nairala border posts in southeast Finland, which account for much of the travel between the two countries. Reuters filmed migrants arriving at the Valoma border post late on Friday night, Finland. Shares a 1,340 km border with Russia that also serves as the EU's external border. Some 300 asylum seekers, mostly from Iraq, Yemen, Somalia and Syria, have arrived in Finland this week, according to the border guard.