Finnish border guards began to take money from the Russians while leaving the country: what happened

Journalists gave an example of the history of St. Petersburg resident Yuri, who went to Europe last week, and returned across the border between Finland and the Russian Federation on Saturday. According to him, after passing passport control, he had to leave at the border guards 1390 euros - they, explaining their request, referred to the restrictions entered, according to which it was forbidden to import euros in the Russian Federation.

Instead, Yuri was offered two options at the border - to pass the euro right there, to a person who goes to Finland, or leave money at a border station with the ability to pick them up during the next entrance to the country. The man chose the second option. He was also shown an excerpt from the EU norms, according to which the export of official currency of the EU in the Russian Federation is prohibited - the exception is only money for personal use.

The exact amount that is measured that it is intended for personal use is not specified, so European border guards can interpret this norm at their own discretion. Similar stories are published in profile telegrams, and can be different amounts-from 400 to 9. 4 thousand euros. However, one of the reports is that people who declare at the border about amounts to 300 euros are not faced with problems during customs control.

In a comment to the Russian media, Finnish customs later confirmed the existence of a practice of withdrawing funds into euros through sanctions: "(Russians) cannot bring any euro banknotes to Russia. " At the same time, the EU is discussing new sanctions on the Russian Federation, which may include restrictions on entry for the Russians. They discuss the scenario for which the Russians will be released from restrictions in 25 years.