Finns were among the foreigners in Gaza attempting to pass through the Rafah border crossing into Egypt on Sunday, according to Finnish officials.
The Finns stuck in Gaza were ordinary citizens, according to Päivi Peltokoski, Finland's liaison in Ramallah in the West Bank.
The stranded Finnish citizens were not in the region for work or involvement with aid organisations, according to Peltokoski.
"We are waiting for new information from both the Israeli and Egyptian authorities whether the border can be opened today [Sunday]," she told Yle.
The Finns waiting for an exit through Rafah were handling the situation calmly, Peltokoski said, despite hundreds of thousands of people fleeing towards the border crossing.
"But there's a lot of worry because of the uncertainty about when they [the Finns] can leave. Since all areas in Gaza have been bombed, there is no certainty about the safety of the Rafah area…or when they can return to Finland through Cairo," she added.
Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians are fleeing Gaza following Israeli bombardment on targets in the territory in response to a cross-border attack by Hamas militants.
Finland's evacuation flight from Israel landed at Helsinki Airport on Saturday morning.
Finland's Jewish community concerned
Finland's Jewish community on Sunday said it was planning to file a criminal report against a pro-Gaza demonstration in the capital earlier this week.
Yaron Nadbornik, who heads the Central Council of Finnish Jewish Communities, told Finnish news agency STT that the complaint will involve defamation and ethnic incitement.
He said last Monday's demonstration in Helsinki raised concerns of incitement against Jews in Finland. The Jewish community of Helsinki has closed its synagogue to anyone but members owing to security concerns, STT reports.
On Sunday more than 500 demonstrators gathered in front of Parliament to express their support for Israel. According to STT, the event was staged by the Finnish chapter of the International Christian Embassy Jerusalem (ICEJ).
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