More people will have crossed Finland’s border with Russia this year than ever before.

More people will have crossed Finland’s border with Russia this year than ever before. This year is seeing an increase of about ten per cent, breaking the previous record, which was set in 2008. The land border between Finland and Russia is crossed once every four seconds, writes Helsingin Sanomat.

Before the end of the year, it is estimated that about 8 million people will have crossed the Finnish-Russian border, which means an average of one person crossing every four seconds.

Two thirds are Russian citizens. Traffic has increased especially at the Nuijamaa crossing near Lappeenranta, as well as the Imatra crossing, both of which are popular among Russians taking shopping trips to Finland.