Finns call for halt to ‘unbearable’ Russian tourism

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by Elias Huuhtanen Agence France-Presse LAPPEENRANTA, Finland (AFP) — Buses of Russian tourists stream into Finland at Nuijamaa border crossing in the country’s southeast, some hoping to enjoy the peaceful Finnish summer and others planning to travel further into Europe. Finland may be seeking NATO membership following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine, but the Nordic country remains Russia’s only EU neighbor to grant tourist visas to Russian citizens. “I have travelled here for 12 years,” 37-year-old […]