Finland will introduce new immigration rules on Friday aimed at speeding up deportations and strengthening measures against individuals considered threats to national security. The amendments to the Aliens Act, approved by President Alexander Stubb on 9 June, will enter into force on 12 June as part of the government's broader migration policy programme. The changes will alter how deportation decisions are enforced and expand the authorities' powers to issue entry bans before a person arrives in Finlan...

"Smoother voluntary returns, more efficient forced returns and stronger national security" are among the government programme's key objectives, Interior Minister Mari Rantanen…

Finland will introduce new immigration rules on Friday aimed at speeding up deportations and strengthening measures against individuals considered threats to national security.…