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According to the Finnish Agency Ilastokeskus, the number of tourists from Russia has decreased by more than 15% in recent months.

Last week, the Federal Road Agency of the Russian Federation and Finnish Trafi Agency signed a memorandum aimed at the development of an automobile corridor between the two countries, increasing the level of safety and speed of goods traffic.

In early spring an application to simplify the crossing of the Russian border was officially launched in the Southeast region of Finland.

The Federal Road Agency of the Russian Federation has marked the start date of the test races of self-driving cars on the highway linking Helsinki and the Northern capital of Russia.

Rosgranstroy together with the transport agency of Finland plan to reconstruct the main checkpoint between the two countries completely by 2021.

In early March a business forum, one of the topic for discussion of which was the strengthening of trade relations with Russia, was held with the support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Finland and the country's leading economic organizations.

The state company Arctic Oy has declared its readiness to assist in the work of the Russian icebreaker vessels on the new Northern sea route.

The successor of Nokia HMD Global Oy, the company producing mobile devices, announced the appearance of new models of one of the most famous Finnish brands on the market.

The shipping companies of Finland and Norway Containerships and Viasea decided to create a common route system for more efficient logistics chain.

Representatives of Inventure, one of the largest funds in Finland, announced the completion of the initial phase in the creation of a special unit designed to help start-up companies in the field of hi-tech.

As a result of baggage checking of tourists returning from Finland after the new year holidays, Russian customs officers confiscated a large number of undeclared goods, including exclusive watches and jewelry.

One of the largest manufacturers of dairy products in Finland resumes production of the treat 10 years after the sale of manufacturing facilities.

The number of passengers, who arrived via sea and air harbours of the Finland capital, surpassed the figures of 2016 in the sum by more than 12%.

In early January Valmet issued an official press release about new equipment delivery to the "Nyagangazpererabotka" plant. The company is a subsidiary of the largest petrochemical holding of Russia and Eastern Europe SIBUR.

According to the Consular Department of Finland in St.-Petersburg, the number of visas issued to Russians in 2017 increased by 64%. And the number of Finnish citizens, who wish to visit Russia, declined by a quarter.

Fazer company, one of the largest producers of bread in the Northern capital, has suspended the construction project of a new plant and made a decision to focus on existing sites in 2018.

One of the largest seaports of the Baltic sea signed a contract with Finnish manufacturer Kalmar to supply new portal containers.

Transport Ministry of the Russian Federation plans to ban the movement of buses on the most popular road from Vyborg to the border crossing point "Brusnichnoe". The decision was caused by a large number of accidents on this section of highway in winter. It is reported that the road will be closed until 31 March 2018.

In recent years the largest Finnish companies in the real estate market of the Russian Federation has lost about 11% of revenue. Despite the positive trend at the end of 2017, the entrepreneurs are not ready to resume investments in the sector and to change the development strategy.

According to a report, published by the State Institute of economic research VATT and the Institute of Finnish economy ETLA, the financial collapse of Nokia didn’t led to a drop of export earnings of the country as a whole.