Event 506

{
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "Official statements from Finland's Defence Minister reported by a major national public broadcaster, with direct quotes on security interventions and legislative intent.",
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://yle.fi/a/74-20104223"
    ],
    "title": "??Finnish plan to ban ??Russian real estate purchases"
  },
  "description": "The Finnish Ministry of Defence is preparing draft legislation to restrict the sale of real estate to Russian citizens, following several suspicious attempts to purchase Finnish property in recent months. The Defence Minister stated the ministry has blocked such transactions out of national security concerns.",
  "event_time_utc": "2024-08-10T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "The Defence Ministry has stepped in to block several suspicious attempts to purchase Finnish real estate over the past six months, Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said.",
    "Häkkänen noted that the ministry has intervened in several similar attempts by Russian nationals to buy properties in Finland over the past six months, where the buyer's background raised concerns about the potential for subversion.",
    "The buyers were either Russian citizens or dual Russian nationals, and the ministry suspects they had links to the Russian government or organized crime groups.",
    "As an example, Russian national and former aircraft manufacturer Igor Kolesov, who is accused of having links to the Russian security services FSB, was able to successfully obtain land in the Särkisalo island region, located about 100km from the Finnish-Russian border."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "The Defence Ministry has stepped in to block several suspicious attempts to purchase Finnish real estate over the past six months, Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said.",
    "Häkkänen noted that the ministry has intervened in several similar attempts by Russian nationals to buy properties in Finland over the past six months, where the buyer's background raised concerns about the potential for subversion.",
    "The buyers were either Russian citizens or dual Russian nationals, and the ministry suspects they had links to the Russian government or organized crime groups.",
    "For example, Russian national and aircraft manufacturer Igor Kolesov, who is accused of having links to the Russian security services FSB, was able to successfully obtain land in the Särkisalo island region, located about 100km from the Finnish-Russian border."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "The Defence Ministry has stepped in to block several suspicious attempts to purchase Finnish real estate over the past six months, Minister Antti Häkkänen (NCP) said.",
            "Häkkänen noted that the ministry has intervened in several similar attempts by Russian nationals to buy properties in Finland over the past six months, where the buyer's background raised concerns about the potential for subversion.",
            "The buyers were either Russian citizens or dual Russian nationals, and the ministry suspects they had links to the Russian government or organized crime groups.",
            "As an example, Russian national and former aircraft manufacturer Igor Kolesov, who is accused of having links to the Russian security services FSB, was able to successfully obtain land in the Särkisalo island region, located about 100km from the Finnish-Russian border."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "FI"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Finland drafting bill to prevent Russian citizens buying Finnish properties, Defence Minister says",
  "location_text": "Finland",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_506_1763929222_e161f8a3.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Finnish plan to ban ??Russian real estate purchases",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://yle.fi/a/74-20104223"
  ],
  "summary_short": "Finland drafts law to restrict Russian purchases of property over security risks after multiple suspicious attempts in past months.",
  "url": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20104223"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "FI",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI",
  "Date": "10-Aug-24",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Finnish plan to ban ??Russian real estate purchases",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://yle.fi/a/74-20104223",
  "Follow-Up Link?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": "",
  "Follow-Up NOTES": "",
  "Follow-Up incl. Investigation, Prosecution?  (FI,EE,LV,LT,PL, BSR, Air)": " ",
  "Latitude, Longitude (WGS84, Decimal Degrees)": "",
  "NOTES": "??Finnish plan to ban ??Russian real estate purchases",
  "Political Disruptions w/ Laws to Favor Kremlin (which countries)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "",
  "Russian-Belarus Terrorist Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "",
  "Screen Snapshot": "",
  "Screen Snapshots": "",
  "Type Dropdown": "",
  "Where?\n(Air, Land, Sea)": ""
}