“Moreover, Finnish border guards have the right to cancel visas issued by Finns to Russians at the border, to cancel visas that Russians received from other Schengen countries, the Finns do not have the right,” RIA Novosti quotes him.
At the same time, the ambassador said that almost half of the Russians standing in line were not allowed to enter the border with Finland today.
Earlier it was reported that the Finnish government approved the closure of the border for Russian tourists from Friday, September 30.
The Finnish embassy in Moscow announced that the Finnish Visa Application Centers will accept applications for humanitarian visas from Russian citizens.