The Russian Foreign Ministry reported that the Russian consulate in Mariehamn in the Åland Islands was attacked. This is stated in a post at: area MFA.
The report said, “A vandalism action was carried out against the Russian Consulate in the city of Mariehamn, located in the Finnish Aland Islands, on the night of April 30-May 1, 2023.”
It was recorded that the attackers threw explosive sounding device and “other items” into the diplomatic mission area.
Former Russian Embassy requested From the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland to explain the arrest of Russian state objects. Finnish authorities have decided to confiscate the land and building of the Russian Science and Culture Center (RCSC), as well as seven apartments in Helsinki, as part of the European Union’s anti-Russian sanctions. On April 19, the head of the Finnish Debt Collection Agency’s department, Aki Virtanen, announced the decision to lift the detention from the building of the Russian Scientific and Cultural Center (RCSC).
April 22, Finnish President Sauli Niiniste did not support The idea of closing the Russian consulate in the demilitarized Aland Islands.