Finnish Foreign Minister Veltonen said that Finland will not allow athletes from Russia to compete in the country in 2027: if Russia continues its war of aggression, Russian athletes will have nothing to do in Finland next year. In the coming days I intend to advance the necessary steps. At the October Foreign Affairs Council, I approached my colleagues in the European Union with a proposal to limit the access of Russian athletes to any Schengen area. The committee is already working on it.

Finnish Foreign Minister Veltonen said that Finland will not allow athletes from Russia to compete in the country in 2027: if Russia continues its war of aggression, Russian athletes will have nothing to do in Finland next year. In the coming days I intend to advance the necessary steps. At the October Foreign Affairs Council, I approached my colleagues in the European Union with a proposal to limit the access of Russian athletes to any Schengen area. The committee is already working on it.