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All my friends (are) in danger,\u201d said the sound engineer, minutes after stepping into the Nordic country.<\/p>\n<p>He had first fled Russia after the Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine for Turkey and had go back for a brief visit to get some papers. He now plans to return to Turkey.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment6146210587561235855402672273792612\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment6146210587561235855402672273792612\">Advertisement 2<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-2\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[6,6],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"6x6\" data-ad-loc=\"2\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[6,6],[320,50],[300,50],[300,250],[300,600]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-2\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt is just crazy. I am just for freedom, Russia (free) from Putin, democracy in Russia,\u201d he said, breaking into tears. He declined to give his last name.<\/p>\n<p>Nikita was one of a dozen young men Reuters spoke to at the Vaalimaa border crossing in southeastern Finland, their number growing in the days since Putin announced the call-up of 300,000 military reservists.<\/p>\n<p>They were traveling on tourist visas, but said they were either not coming back or were considering not to.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI am leaving Russia,\u201d said Alexander, 21, who was going to France.<\/p>\n<p>Traffic into Finland over its border with Russia was heavy on Friday. But the Finnish government, wary of becoming a major transit nation, plans to stop all Russians from entering on tourist visas within the coming days, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a news conference in New York.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment194065445737469071384328670225031\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment194065445737469071384328670225031\">Advertisement 3<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-3\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[7,7],[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-interscroller=\"7x7\" data-ad-loc=\"3\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[7,7],[300,250],[320,50],[300,50]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-3\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cAll tourist travel will be stopped,\u201d Haavisto said.<\/p>\n<p>Exceptions may still apply on humanitarian grounds, but avoiding the military conscription was unlikely to constitute grounds for asylum, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The Finnish border guard said the number of Russians who had entered the previous day was more than double the amount who arrived the week before.<\/p>\n<p>About 7,000 people entered from Russia on Thursday, some 6,000 of them Russian, according to the border guards.<\/p>\n<p>Max, a 21-year-old Russian student who declined to give his last name, said he was going to Finland to catch a flight to Germany to visit relatives.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTechnically, I\u2019m a student so I should not be afraid of being drafted but we have seen that things are changing very quickly so I assume there is a chance,\u201d he told Reuters. \u201cI just wanted to be safe.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment9320932236518381812517728002477890\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment9320932236518381812517728002477890\">Advertisement 4<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-4\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"4\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-4\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>A Russian couple, 29-year-old Slava and 35-year-old Evgeniy, also left because of the uncertainty of being called up in the military at some point.<\/p>\n<p>They had decided to leave the moment Putin announced the partial mobilization on Wednesday, they said. They had left their dog Moby behind with friends. Their families cried when they left, they said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAt the current stage, we are not in demand, but we do not know what is going to happen tomorrow,\u201d Slava told Reuters. \u201cWe don\u2019t support what is happening now. We don\u2019t want to be a part of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a difficult decision (to leave). We have plans, we have careers. The best scenario is to go back. On the other hand, (saving our) life is essential.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Finnish land border crossings have remained among the few entry points into Europe for Russians after a string of countries shut both physical frontiers and their air space to Russian planes in response to Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<div class=\"ad__section-border article-content__ad-group\">\n<section aria-describedby=\"advertisment8134600319805355141112027214212565\" class=\"ad\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\" id=\"advertisment8134600319805355141112027214212565\">Advertisement 5<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ad__container\">\n<div class=\"ad__label\">\n<p> Story continues below <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"ad__inner\" id=\"ad__inner-5\">\n<div class=\"ad__inner__container\" data-ad=\"[[1200,250],[1200,90],[970,90],[970,250],[728,90],[300,250]]\" data-ad-loc=\"5\" data-ad-mobile=\"[[320,50],[300,50],[300,250]]\" data-aqa=\"advertisement\" id=\"ad-5\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ad__placeholder\">\n<p> This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section><\/div>\n<section class=\"article-content__content-group\">\n<h2 class=\"visually-hidden\">Article content<\/h2>\n<p>At Vaalimaa, the busiest crossing point, cars lined up for up to 400 meters (440 yards) on Friday, a longer queue than the day before, a border official said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCompared to Friday last week, we have more traffic,\u201d Vaalimaa station deputy chief Elias Laine told Reuters. \u201cWe expect the traffic to remain busy over the weekend.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Those arriving by car or bus left their vehicles to have their paperwork checked before continuing on with their journeys. Border guards searched some vehicles.<\/p>\n<p>Lines were also \u201clonger than normal\u201d at the second-biggest Nuijamaa crossing.<\/p>\n<p>Finland opted to keep its frontier with Russia open following Russia\u2019s Feb. 24 invasion of Ukraine although it has cut back the number of consular appointments available to Russian travelers seeking visas. 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