Finland will shut border to Russian tourists from midnight


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  • Thursday, 29 Sep 2022

FILE PHOTO: Finland's Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto speaks during Nordic-Baltic cooperation (NB8) foreign ministers meeting in Kaunas, Lithuania September 7, 2022. REUTERS/Ints Kalnins

HELSINKI (Reuters) -Finland will close its border to Russian tourists from midnight local time (2100 GMT), which is expected to lead to a significant drop in cross-border traffic, the government said on Thursday.

The inflow of Russians is now seen as endangering Finland's international relations, Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a news conference.

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