Flag of Finland. File photoHELSINKI, Oct 10 The mayor of the Finnish city of Turku, Minna Arve, has asked the Foreign Ministry to close the Russian consulate in the city. , she wrote on social media. Later, Arve explained to the media that in the conditions of a special military operation in Ukraine, the residents of Turku have no interest in obtaining tourist visas to Russia, and the embassy in Helsinki can also provide assistance to Russians in Finland. real estate, including a building converted into a church. RIA Novosti sent a request to the Russian embassy in Finland, but at the time of writing, no response was received. There are four Russian representative offices in Finland: the embassy in Helsinki, the consulate general in Turku, the consulate in Mariehamn on the Åland Islands and the honorary consulate in Kuusamo.< img src="/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/b02fa1355cb4591f17e560f8d6b535bc.jpg" />Estonian Foreign Ministry demanded to take money from Russian diplomats for parking
