As specified in the statement, the potential buyers were citizens or companies belonging to immigrants from China, Ukraine, Turkey and India. The objectives of the acquisition ranged from running a business to recreation and permanent residence.
The blocked transactions concerned real estate located in different parts of the country, from the city of Imatra in the east to Rovaniemi in the north.The main reason for the refusal, according to the press release, was that "the acquisition could be regarded as a threat to national security, an obstacle to the organization of national defense, or undermining the reliability of supply."
Minister Hakkanen stressed that such decisions are made on the basis of the Law on Licensing Requirements for the Purchase of Certain Real Estate, which has been in force in the country since 2019.
Recently, the Finnish authorities have tightened control over the sale of real estate to foreigners. So, in March it was reported that the defense ministry blocked 6 transactions with citizens of other countries last fall not received There are 11 further transactions.
We remind you that from the summer of 2025 in Finland&the ban applieson purchase of real estate by citizens of Russia and Belarus who are not residents of the country.
Source: //www.homesoverseas.ru/news/Finljandija_otklonila_11_zajavok_na_pokupku_nedvizhimosti_ot_inostrancev_ne_iz_ESSource: Yle
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