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Finnish citizens protest against increased refugees

Xinhua, September 20, 2015 Adjust font size:

Hundreds of people gathered in several cities in Finland to protest against immigration on Saturday, reported Finnish national broadcaster Yle.

About 200 people assembled in downtown Helsinki to oppose increasing refugees coming to Finland, shouting loudly "Finland belongs to Finns".

The protesters believed that Finland's economic situation is so difficult that Finns should be taken care of before helping others, according to Yle.

On the same day, anti-immigration protests were also held in Tornio and Kemi in northern Finland.

The police said that protests and marches in the three cities all went peacefully.

In the past a few days, some 500 to 1,000 refugees have been arriving in Finland every day via Tornio on the Finnish-Swedish border.

According to Finnish Immigration Service, around 11,000 asylum seekers have arrived in Finland this year. The majority of people seeking asylum in the country are arriving via Tornio.

The Finnish Ministry of Interior has predicted that about 30,000 asylum seekers will arrive in Finland this year, the highest record in history. Endit