Finland seizes cars with Russian license plates
| In line with its anti-Russian measures, Finland announced that it will not allow cars with Russian license plates to travel in this country. |
According to Webangah News quoted by Mehr News Agency According to Reuters, the Finnish government gave the owners of cars with Russian license plates a few days to leave the country.
Finnish customs warned in a statement that cars with Russian license plates must leave Finland no later than March 15 (March 25), otherwise they will be seized.
This statement states that this action is in line with EU sanctions against Russia, as well as the policy announced by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland in September last year. Takes. At that time, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland set a six-month transition period for the withdrawal of Russian-registered vehicles from the European Union.
Finnish customs emphasized: From the mentioned date, drivers of cars with Russian license plates must prove their right to use vehicles in Finland if they are stopped by the police. All such vehicles are seized and removed from the territory of the European Union, and their owners must pay customs duties and taxes.
According to the Finnish Customs Administration, only vehicles owned by full-time students and people with a valid fixed-term employment contract can be temporarily employed. Stay in Finland. These kinds of cars must have entered this country legally.
