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Skip to contentSkip to site index Search & Section Navigation Section Navigation SEARCH Europe SUBSCRIBE FOR A$0.50/WEEKLog in Monday, February 12, 2024 Today’s Paper SUBSCRIBE FOR A$0.50/WEEK Russia-Ukraine War * Photos * Ukraine Goes on Defense * E.U. Deal to Fund Ukraine * Ukraine’s Combat Medics * How Russia Silences Dissent Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT Supported by SKIP ADVERTISEMENT ON A FROZEN BORDER, FINLAND PUZZLES OVER A ‘RUSSIAN GAME’ As it votes on Sunday for a new president, NATO’s newest member says Moscow is testing it by turning asylum seekers into a political pressure point. * Share full articleShare free access * * * 138 * Read in app Ville Kuusisto, a Finnish border guard master sergeant, at the crossing near the Russian town of Vyborg.Credit...Juho Kuva for The New York Times By Erika Solomon Erika Solomon reported from Helsinki and Nuijamaa, Finland, on the border with Russia, speaking to asylum seekers, political leaders and security experts. Published Feb. 10, 2024Updated Feb. 11, 2024 Get it sent to your inbox. Poking up through the snow drifts on the Finnish-Russian border lies a symbol of Moscow’s biggest provocation yet toward NATO’s newest member: a sprawling heap of broken bicycles. The battered bikes are sold for hundreds of dollars on the Russian side to asylum seekers from as far away as Syria and Somalia. They are then encouraged — sometimes forced, according to Finnish guards — to cross the border. Finns say it is a hybrid warfare campaign against their country, using some of the world’s most desperate people, just as it is staking out a new position in a shifting world order. “Some of the bikes didn’t even have pedals — sometimes they’d link arms, to help each other keep moving,” said Ville Kuusisto, a Finnish border guard master sergeant, at the crossing near the Russian town of Vyborg. As Finns vote on Sunday for a new president, who will be responsible for foreign policy and act as commander in chief, Finland has become fixated on its 830-mile border, the longest with Russia of any NATO country. How Finns handle the challenges there is critical not only for them, but also for their new allies on both sides of the Atlantic. Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT The presidential election, now in its second and final round, is the first since Finland officially joined the North Atlantic Treaty Organization last year after decades of nonalignment, looking to bolster its own security after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Image Election posters for first round of the Finnish presidential race last month. Finns will vote on Sunday in the second and final round.Credit...Sergei Grits/Associated Press Subscribe to The Times to read as many articles as you like. A correction was made on Feb. 10, 2024 : An earlier version of this article misspelled the surname of a fellow at the Finnish Institute of International Affairs. She is Iro Sarkka, not Sarkaa. Also misspelled was the surname of the departing president. He is Sauli Niinisto, not Niniisto. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- When we learn of a mistake, we acknowledge it with a correction. If you spot an error, please let us know at nytnews@nytimes.com.Learn more A version of this article appears in print on Feb. 11, 2024, Section A, Page 4 of the New York edition with the headline: On 830-Mile Border, Russia Taunts a New NATO Member. Order Reprints | Today’s Paper | Subscribe Read 138 Comments * Share full articleShare free access * * * 138 * Read in app Advertisement SKIP ADVERTISEMENT COMMENTS 138 On a Frozen Border, Finland Puzzles Over a ‘Russian Game’Skip to Comments The comments section is closed. To submit a letter to the editor for publication, write to letters@nytimes.com. SITE INDEX SITE INFORMATION NAVIGATION * © 2024 The New York Times Company * NYTCo * Contact Us * Accessibility * Work with us * Advertise * T Brand Studio * Your Ad Choices * Privacy Policy * Terms of Service * Terms of Sale * Site Map * Canada * International * Help * Subscriptions Enjoy unlimited access to all of The Times. See subscription options