New restrictions on Russians travelling to Finland as well as through Finland to the Schengen countries come into effect from Monday 10 July.
The updated measures will apply, for example, to Russians on business trips — who will only be allowed to enter Finland in the future, and not use Finland as a transit hub to travel onwards to other countries.
Additionally, students coming from Russia will only be granted entry to Finland if they are enrolled in a degree programme or are participating in studies that are part of a degree.
The updated restrictions will also apply to Russian citizens who own property in Finland, as they will be required to provide a basis for their entry into the country.
The changes were drafted by the President and Ministerial Committee on Foreign and Security Policy (TP-UTVA), which concluded last month that "travel by Russian citizens may still be harmful to Finland’s international relations".
The committee also decided that current restrictions on non-essential travel by Russian citizens should continue.
Finland began significantly limiting the issuing of visas to Russian citizens last September in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine.
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