Finland will close its borders to Russian-registered private cars from midnight on Friday 15 September, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen (NCP) has announced in a press conference, Yle reports.
"The implementation of the ban means that cars with Russian licence plates will be banned from entering the country," Valtonen stated.
The move follows similar decisions made by Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania earlier this week to bar all vehicles registered in Russia.
This in turn came after the European Union issued a directive, urging member states to ban Russians bringing their cars and some personal goods into the EU. The decision aims to prevent Russian citizens from circumventing sanctions imposed on the country because of its war on Ukraine.
"We have coordinated with our partner countries on this issue," Valtonen told the press conference on Friday afternoon.
