Real Estate Deals | Belarusians Are Also Being Put In

Citizens of countries participating in a war of aggression are not wanted as property owners in Finland.

After Finland banned Russians from buying real estate, the country's authorities are preparing similar restrictions for Belarus, RBC-Ukraine reports, citing Yle. Finland's Defense Ministry announced on Friday that it wants to ban Belarusians from buying real estate in the country. Last month, parliament passed a law that allows the ministry to block real estate transactions from individuals or organizations whose country of citizenship has commi…

In Finland, a draft resolution has been submitted for public discussion that will completely ban real estate transactions for citizens of Belarus and Russia. Belarusian media write about this, citing the Ministry of Defense of the Scandinavian country.

Finland discusses complete ban on real estate purchases by Russian and Belarusian citizens The Finnish Ministry of Defense has proposed a complete ban on real estate purchases by citizens and legal entities from Russia and Belarus. Applications submitted before the date of the decree will be processed.

The draft regulation on the implementation of the complete ban on real estate acquisitions progressed to a round of comments on Friday.

The ministry aims to prevent real estate transactions from countries that have committed a war of aggression or may pose a threat to Finland's security.