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Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin says Finland alone cannot stop Russians from travelling to Europe (Photo: consilium.europa.eu)

Finland restricts Russian tourist visas

Finland is restricting the number of tourist visas for Russians, amid on-going pressure for other EU states to do the same.

On Tuesday (16 August), Helsinki's foreign ministry said it plans to accept only 100 Russian visa applications per month — down from around the current 1,000.

The restrictions are set to start in September and aim to curtail the number of land-border crossings with Russia. Russians coming for family, work or study would be given priority.

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