Finland confiscated the trademarks of Sberbank, Kalashnikov and RT

More than 40 trademarks were confiscated in Finland, reported ESS newspaper with reference to the decision of the Finnish Debt Collection Authority.

The frozen trademarks of the companies belong to Russia and Belarus, in particular, these are the logos of Sberbank, the Kalashnikov arms group, ANO TV-Novosti (founder of Russia Today), etc. The authorities also seized the Yandex patent for the media protection system . The company itself was not subject to restrictions.

The Belarusian tobacco company, the controlling stake of which belongs to the state, was subject to restrictions, the newspaper writes.

In January, Finland froze Russian assets worth 187 million euros as part of EU sanctions, which included more than 1,300 Russian citizens. Then the most famous Russian businessman in the republic who came under restrictions, Yle publication called Gennady Timchenko, who is one of the owners of the Helsinki-halli arena in the country.

On September 8, the European Commission (EC) clarified the rules for applying existing sanctions. Among them, in particular, are the rules for entering the EU with personal cars registered in Russia. According to the EC clarification, entry into Europe by personal car from Russia will be regarded as prohibited import. Then the Baltic countries and, in particular, Finland joined this restriction.

Finnish Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen admittedthat ordinary Russians are also suffering from Western sanctions. Her Russian colleague Sergei Lavrov named such a statement is “absolutely boorish.”