Russia began canceling the visas of Finns who traveled to the country for cheap gasoline and goods in stores. This was reported by the Helsingin Sanomat newspaper.
According to the publication, since Thursday, May 11, dozens of EU citizens have been expelled from the Russian border at the Vaalimaa and Nuijamaa border crossings. Thus, a resident of Kymenlaakso, who had gone on May 12 to do some shopping and petrol in the direction of Vyborg, was arrested by Russian border guards, who offered to fill out forms. Finn was asked to write down his home address, phone number and destination in Russia.
The man indicated that he had bought a visa from a Finnish company, he had to indicate the name of the invitee, but it was written in Russian.
However, I couldn’t write the invitee’s name correctly, because I don’t know Russian
the tourist told reporters.
As a result, his passport was returned to him with an already canceled visa. Moreover, the last time he came to Russia on Wednesday, May 10, there were no problems. Finn had to leave.
However, not everyone was denied a visa that day. An Estonian who lived at the same time as a resident of Kymenlaakso entered Russia after announcing that he was going to see a dentist in Saint Petersburg. Holders of dual nationality – Russia and Finland – freely crossed the border.
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