Finland's National Enforcement Authority has begun seizing properties in Helsinki that belong to the Russian state, according to a report by Helsingin Sanomat.
The agency operates under the remit of the Justice Ministry and is responsible for undertaking the state's statutory enforcement duties.
HS reported that the properties seized include the Russian Centre of Science and Culture, located in the capital's Töölö district.
The centre was the subject of a previous seizure order in 2023, but this was cancelled when it became clear the property was owned by the Russian state, which itself is not the target of Western sanctions.
The seizure of the property, which took place last week according to HS's sources, is instead related to compensation claims made by the Ukrainian state-owned gas firm Naftogaz.
Naftogaz has demanded more than five billion euros in compensation from Russia following the Kremlin's invasion of Crimea in 2014 and the firm's subsequent loss of gas reserves, pipelines and warehoures in the Crimea region.
The Russian state owns other properties in Helsinki, including its embassy complex on Tehtaankatu, but according to HS there is no indication so far that it will be part of the seizures.