Finland sets up temporary visa centre
The Finnish Foreign Ministry will establish a temporary visa centre, which is to help handle the handle the growing line of Russian visa applicants.
As BarentsObserver previously reported, the Finnish General Consulate in Sankt Petersburg has over the last five months, issued about 190,000 visas to Russians, which is up 45 percent year-on-year from 2007.
Lines are growing and visa processing times have increased by several weeks
The temporary visa centre will be established in Onttola, North Karelia, Yle News reports.
