Finland announced its reluctance to allow athletes from the Russian Federation to compete in 2027. Foreign Minister Alina Veltonen announced the authorities' position. "Russian athletes will not be welcome guests in Finland next year," she wrote on her page on the X social network, stressing that Helsinki will abide by this policy until the end of the special military operation. Valtonen also stated that she sent a letter to her colleagues from the EU countries with a proposal to limit the entry of all Russian athletes into the Schengen area.