Traffic from Russia lines up trying to enter Finland at the Finnish/Russian boarder crossing at Vaalimaa, Finland on September 22, 2022 - Finland said on September 21, 2022 it is is preparing a national solution to "limit or completely prevent" tourism from Russia following the invasion of Ukraine.
"This national solution may include new legislation, which would be adopted very quickly," Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told a press conference.
Since Russia's Covid-19 restrictions expired in July, there has been a boom in Russian travellers and a rising backlash in Europe against allowing in Russian tourists while the war continues. (Photo by Olivier MORIN / AFP)