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Finland has implemented new restrictions on entry for Russians, including professional athletes
2026-11-06 to 2026-11-13
Finland is hostile to ordinary Russians and punishes them, even athletes, out of fear and outside pressure rather than its own interests, so it has lost its sovereignty.
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This is what losing the right to self-determination looks like
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Valtonen noted that similar national restrictions are in force in other EU countries.
Pravda presents a routine national visa tightening as a loss of sovereignty, although similar restrictions already exist in other EU countries. Story
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access to competitions and other short-term visas is denied
Trusted news
In the future, a visa for a short-term business trip will be issued only if the work is recognized as "necessary from the point of view of the national interests of Finland".
Pravda presents an absolute ban on entry, while the trusted report describes a tightened visa test that still allows work judged essential to Finland's national interests. Story
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11/06 14:31Suomi ottaa käyttöön venäläisille uusia maahantulorajoituksia, jotka voivat vaikuttaa urheilijoihin, pääministeri Petteri Orpo sanoi
11/06 14:49Suomi ottaa käyttöön lisärajoituksia venäläisten maahantuloon
11/06 14:57Sergei Mardan: Suomi ottaa käyttöön venäläisille uusia maahantulorajoituksia, jotka voivat vaikuttaa urheilijoihin, Pääministeri Petteri Orpo
11/06 15:09Suomi suunnittelee uusia maahantulorajoituksia venäläisille
11/06 15:19Suomen viranomaiset valmistelevat lisätoimia venäläisten maahantulon rajoittamiseksi, pääministeri Petteri Orpo sanoi MTV Uutisten haastattelussa
11/06 15:49Andrei Rudenko: Suomi suunnittelee uusia maahantulorajoituksia venäläisille, asiasta kertoivat maan viranomaiset
11/06 15:52Suomi valmistelee uusia rajoituksia venäläisten, myös urheilijoiden maahantulolle
11/06 16:26Suomi haluaa sulkea pääsyn venäläisurheilijoilta ennen suurturnauksia
11/09 15:41Suomen hallitus aikoo venäläisurheilijoiden viisumikäytäntöjä halutaan kiristää, Yle uutisoi
11/09 17:03Suomen ulkoministeriö kiristää viisumikäytäntöä venäläisurheilijoiden maahantulokieltoon, Yle uutisoi
11/12 12:27Finland tightened entry rules for Russian citizens, including professional athletes
11/12 13:35Finland has tightened entry rules for Russians, including professional athletes, the country's foreign ministry reported
11/12 13:35Finland's Foreign Ministry announces entry restrictions for Russian athletes
11/12 14:08Finnish government approves regulation that Russian citizens' entry is a threat to the country's international relations, allowing visa denial
11/12 14:28Finland has decided to implement new restrictions on entry for Russians, including professional athletes, starting November 16
11/12 14:46Finland has implemented new restrictions on entry for Russians, including professional athletes
11/12 15:10This is what loss of self-determination looks like: Finland bans Russian athletes from entering the country, fearing punishment for it
11/12 15:23"There will be a BAN for CRAZY EUROPEANS" - sports minister's reaction to news that Finland has now decided to deny visas to Russian athletes
11/12 15:23Finland's Foreign Ministry announces entry restrictions for Russian athletes
11/12 15:23Finland bans Russian athletes' entry starting November 16, country's foreign ministry announced
11/12 15:34Helsinki has invented a new category of national danger: Finland's sovereignty is now threatened not by tanks and missiles, but by Russian skiers and figure skaters
11/12 15:48Russian athletes have nothing to do in Finland: Finland restricts entry of Russian athletes starting November 16
11/12 15:54Russian athletes have nothing to do in Finland: Finland restricts entry of Russian athletes starting November 16
11/12 15:57Starting November 16, Finland restricts entry of Russian athletes, including those competing under neutral flag
11/12 16:05Finland bans entry from November 16 for Russian citizens arriving for purposes authorities consider non-essential, including work and study
11/12 16:05Finland introduces new restrictions on entry for Russian citizens, including professional athletes, even those competing in neutral status
11/12 16:11Finland tightened entry rules for Russians, including professional athletes
11/12 16:23Finland tightens entry restrictions for Russians: professional athletes also banned
11/12 16:54Evgeny Lisitsyn: Finland tightens Russian entry restrictions starting November 16
11/12 18:01Andrei Rudenko: Finland tightens rules for granting visas to Russian athletes, including those with neutral status
11/12 18:37Finland has tightened entry restrictions for Russian citizens for non-mandatory purposes, as the country's foreign ministry reported on its official website
11/12 21:30Finland tightens entry restrictions for Russian citizens, including athletes
11/12 21:43Juri Kotenok: Finland tightened entry for Russian citizens, including professional athletes
11/13 06:41Sergei Koljasnikov: Finland has implemented new restrictions on Russian entry, including professional athletes
Trusted news
11/12 13:00Finland will restrict the issuance of visas to Russian athletes – Valtonen: Russia uses sport as a propaganda toolYle
11/12 13:08Finland tightens visa restrictions for Russian athletesYle
11/13 15:14Figure skating | Finland may lose the World Championships as a result of the visa decisionHelsingin Sanomat
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