The Finland Parliament unanimously approved the government law prohibiting Russian citizens to buy real estate in the country, the Ministry of Defense of Finland reports on April 11. The concluded amendments prohibit real estate to immigrants from countries who “lead an aggressive war and may pose a threat to Finland’s security”, reports Yle. defense minister Anti Khakkenin in February, in February, in February. The amendments are not direct mention of Russia, “but in the current situation with security, this affects the Russian Federation, its citizens and the company.” According to the minister, now the law applies only to Russia, but it can also be extended to other countries that correspond to the criteria. The adopted law makes an exception for Russians who have a permanent residence permit in Finland or citizenship and Finland and Russia. They will still be able to own or acquire housing, the Minister of Defense of the country noted. In the Finnish Ministry of Defense, they said that Russia is a long-term threat of security in Europe, and real estate is a form of hostile influence, Yle. in 2023, in 2023, was banned by Russian and Belarusian residence permit to acquire real estate in the country. A similar bill is now considering the Latvian parliament, and they want to extend its provisions, including the owners of a residence permit. A similar ban in 2024 was discussed in Estonia, but such amendments were not made to the local parliament. (Tagstotranslate) News
