Helsinki, Sept. 15 -- Finland's Prime Minister Petteri Orpo has said his country's economic growth has slumped due to its sanctions on Russian goods, costing the Nordic nation billions in investments.
All trade between the two nations has come to a halt following Finland's imposition of sanctions on Moscow post the Ukraine war.
The country, which shares a 1300 km border with Russia, towing the EU line after the start of the war, imposed several rounds of sanctions on Moscow in since 2022.
Helnsinki also greatly tightened entry rules for Russian citizens and shut all but one border checkpoint with its neighbour. The moves saw trade between the two countries drop to $1.5 billion in 2024, compared with $11 billion in pre-conflict 2021, acco...