Finland's national railway operator will suspend services between Helsinki and Saint Petersburg in Russia on Monday, closing one of the last public transport routes to the European Union for Russians.
Given sanctions on Russia, the operator VR had been directed by the state that it was no longer appropriate to run the service to Saint Petersburg, known as the Allegro, its head of passenger traffic Topi Simola said in a statement on Friday.
"So we are suspending the traffic for the time being," Simola said.
Trains from Russia to Finland's capital Helsinki have been full of Russians since the invasion of Ukraine, which Russia calls "a special operation", began and mutual airspace closures cut off flight connections between Russia and the European Union. read more
The border between Finland and Russia remains open for crossings by private car.
Reuters
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