Finland to ban entry to Russian vacationers commencing midnight
The Finnish govt says it will appreciably restrict passenger targeted traffic on Finland’s border with Russia, banning Russian citizens traveling with vacationer visas from getting into the Nordic nation efficient Friday
HELSINKI, Finland — The Finnish governing administration stated Thursday it would appreciably restrict passenger site visitors on Finland’s border with Russia, banning Russian citizens traveling with tourist visas from getting into the Nordic place successful Friday.
“The determination in theory aims to completely reduce Russian tourism to Finland and the linked transit through Finland,” Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto claimed through a information convention.
The federal government justified its selection by stating that ongoing arrivals of Russian tourists in Finland is endangering the country’s worldwide relations. It said it had talked about the situation with Ukraine’s management, among the other people, forward of the conclusion.
Haavisto cited stability concerns associated to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the “illegal” referendums organized by Russia and modern leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines as events that led to the conclusion.
Russian citizens can continue to enter Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia, for spouse and children motives, for research or do the job functions. Also, Russian political dissidents could seek to enter the state for humanitarian applications.
As of Sept. 1, Finland slashed the amount of visas — like for tourism purposes — issued to Russian citizens to a single-tenth of the normal variety, a transfer observed as a present of solidarity with Ukraine.
Haavisto experienced previously mentioned he was especially worried about a form of Russian “tourist route” by means of Helsinki airport which was made use of by countless numbers of Russians in advance of Moscow’s Feb. 24 assault on Ukraine. Till now, Russians have been crossing into Finland prior to traveling to other European nations as a way of circumventing flight bans imposed after the invasion.
The Finnish govt says it will appreciably restrict passenger targeted traffic on Finland’s border with Russia, banning Russian citizens traveling with vacationer visas from getting into the Nordic nation efficient Friday
HELSINKI, Finland — The Finnish governing administration stated Thursday it would appreciably restrict passenger site visitors on Finland’s border with Russia, banning Russian citizens traveling with tourist visas from getting into the Nordic place successful Friday.
“The determination in theory aims to completely reduce Russian tourism to Finland and the linked transit through Finland,” Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto claimed through a information convention.
The federal government justified its selection by stating that ongoing arrivals of Russian tourists in Finland is endangering the country’s worldwide relations. It said it had talked about the situation with Ukraine’s management, among the other people, forward of the conclusion.
Haavisto cited stability concerns associated to Russia’s war in Ukraine, the “illegal” referendums organized by Russia and modern leaks in the Nord Stream pipelines as events that led to the conclusion.
Russian citizens can continue to enter Finland, which shares a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) land border with Russia, for spouse and children motives, for research or do the job functions. Also, Russian political dissidents could seek to enter the state for humanitarian applications.
As of Sept. 1, Finland slashed the amount of visas — like for tourism purposes — issued to Russian citizens to a single-tenth of the normal variety, a transfer observed as a present of solidarity with Ukraine.
Haavisto experienced previously mentioned he was especially worried about a form of Russian “tourist route” by means of Helsinki airport which was made use of by countless numbers of Russians in advance of Moscow’s Feb. 24 assault on Ukraine. Till now, Russians have been crossing into Finland prior to traveling to other European nations as a way of circumventing flight bans imposed after the invasion.