As the diplomat noted, until recently Russia was one of Finland’s top three trading partners, and today it is already in the second ten.
According to him, the severance of ties between the two countries harms the Finnish economy.
“The fact that Finland copes with existing challenges much worse than its northern neighbors, who did not have such extensive ties with our country, speaks for itself,” Kuznetsov said.
Kuznetsov also said that Finnish manufacturers benefit from arms supplies to Ukraine.
In addition, according to the ambassador, Russia considers the closure of borders by Finland a step towards breaking relations.