Finland to bar Russians entry with Schengen tourist visas.

September 30, 2022

Finland will bar Russians with Schengen tourist visas from entering the country from 30th September 2022, following a surge in arrivals after Moscow’s mobilisation order for the war in Ukraine.
The decision aims to completely prevent the current situation of Russian tourism to Finland and the related transit through Finland.
A Tourist Schengen Visa permits third-country nationals to enter the Schengen Area for a maximum of 90 days within a 6-month period, under the purpose of travelling or visiting Europe for pleasure.
Schengen Areasignifies a zone where 26 European countries, abolished their internal borders, for the free and unrestricted movement of people, in harmony with common rules for controlling external borders and fighting criminality by strengthening the common judicial system and police cooperation.
Schengen Area covers most of the EU countries, except Ireland and the countries that are soon to be part of Romania, Bulgaria, Croatia and Cyprus. Although not members of the EU, countries like Norway, Iceland, Switzerland and Lichtenstein are also part of the Schengen zone.