Finland slowing down issuance of tourist visas to Russian citizens

Finland is slowing down the procedure for issuing tourist visas to Russian citizens, in addition to the measures already taken, Prime Minister of the Republic Sanna Marin said August 23 at a coordination meeting with heads of Finnish diplomatic missions in Helsinki, Report informs referring to TASS.

"I'll be honest, we're slowing down the issuance of visas so that they aren't issued as [quickly] as they used to be," she said.

She added that "the flow of tourists is a problem that needs to be solved."