The EU banned Russian airlines, but Russian tourists are simply driving their luxury cars to Finland to kick off their European holidays
from its airspace over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, but Russian travelers are still touring countries in the bloc.circuitous routes
to their destinations — or, if their locations allow, by simply driving across the country's northwestern border to Finland and making their way to the Helsinki-Vantaa international airport. Since the EU flight ban, Finland has become a key transit hub for Russian tourists, so much so that their luxury cars — Porsches and Bentleys, among others — are packing the garage at the Helsinki airport,"Helsinki airport is seeing a lot of Russian tourism at the moment," Finnish Foreign Minister Pekka Haavisto told AFP.
That's been the case since Russia eased Covid travel restrictions on July 15, sending border crossings up 80% in just one month from June, per AFP. The situation has angered many Finns, who find it difficult to accept Russians holidaying in Finland while the Kremlin is still at war with Ukraine.
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