Prime Minister Petteri Orpo (NCP) said that there are still thousands of migrants waiting to cross the border from Russia into Finland.

Conditions are tinder-dry in most of Finland, with no rain predicted in most areas until at least next weekend.

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This week's edition of the All Points North podcast looks at the impact EU politics can have on everyone's lives.

The legislative change would mean students coming to Finland from outside the EU and EEA must pay to apply to a Finnish university and then cover the full cost of their education.

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This week's edition of the All Points North podcast looks at the impact EU politics can have on everyone's lives.

Finland gets 15 MEPs in the new parliament, with Europeans heading to the polls continent-wide on 9 June.