Finland revokes the permit for the Russian Consulate General in Turku as of this fall, Finnish media reports.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has informed the Russian ambassador about the closure.
The measure is a countermeasure against Russia’s announcement in July that it was closing Finland’s consulate general in St. Petersburg in October.
The decision was made after a meeting between the President of Finland, Sauli Niinistö, and the Foreign and Security Policy Ministerial Committee.
During the meeting, the Russian consulate in Mariehamn was also discussed, but no decision has been made to close the consulate.