GETTY Finland has seen 12,200 migrants enter its border this year so far

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About 12,000 migrants, mainly from Iraq, have landed in Finland so far this year, a staggering increase from just 3,600 that arrived through the whole of last year. And in recent days alone, some 500 refugees have crossed into Finland after braving the long journey through Sweden. Finland is seen as a final destination for migrants, with them not moving on after reaching the nation, unlike EU states such as Hungary.

In a move which sees the nordic nation pulling up the draw bridge, Finnish police started random border checks on Saturday in the northern border town of Tornio. Today the country will launch its so-called "enchanted foreigner supervision" programme - which is set to include random identity checks - across the country. Finland interior minister Petteri Orpo said the country is prepared to tighten its border control "at any time" in response to the migrant numbers.

GETTY Last year just 3,600 asylum seekers arrived in Finland

He hinted current measures could be made even stricter, but did not disclose further details. Warring European Union member states are in their second day of crunch talks in a bid to find a joint solution to the migrant crisis which will see 1million moving in to Europe by the end of the year. Already Romania, the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Hungary have voted against a quota system for member states. Britain does not have to participate and has refused to sign up voluntarily. Speaking ahead of an interior ministers' meeting today, Mr Orpo said he was concerned about tensions between EU states amid the the ongoing migrant crisis engulfing the continent.

It is clear that Finland cannot take endless numbers of asylum seekers Finland interior minister Petteri Orpo