“Until now, we have considered owning a property in Finland as a positive factor in obtaining a visa.

In my opinion, this is not necessary, ”Helsingin Sanomat quotes him.

Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto did not rule out a complete ban on the issuance of tourist visas by EU countries for Russians.

Prior to this, the head of the Latvian Foreign Ministry, Edgar Rinkevich, said that Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia had agreed to restrict the entry of Russians.