Event 897

{
  "border_violation_countries": [
    "RU",
    "FI-RU"
  ],
  "border_violation_modes": [
    "Air"
  ],
  "category": "Uncategorized",
  "confidence": "Low",
  "confidence_rationale": "The event is reported by a major Finnish news outlet (Helsingin Sanomat), with a direct description and supporting details visible in the screenshot.",
  "countries": [
    "Finland",
    "Estonia",
    "Russia",
    "United Kingdom",
    "European Union"
  ],
  "country": "Finland",
  "defense_prep": {
    "links": [
      "https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011237958.html"
    ],
    "title": "??Russian journalist barred by ??Finnish border policy from flying UK Helsinki Tallinn route"
  },
  "description": "Finnair denied boarding to a Russian investigative journalist, Andrei Soldatov, who is on a Russian wanted list, following instructions from Finland's Border Guard. Soldatov was traveling from London to Tallinn via Helsinki.",
  "event_time_utc": "2025-05-17T12:00:00Z",
  "evidence": [
    "Helsingin Sanomat reports Finnair stopped Andrei Soldatov, a Russian wanted investigative journalist, from boarding a Helsinki–Tallinn flight after being instructed by the Finnish Border Guard."
  ],
  "evidence_quotes": [
    "Finnair esti Venäjän etsintäkuuluttaman toimittajan pääsyn koneeseen – Sai ohjeet Rajavartiolaitokselta",
    "Andrei Soldatov, Venäjän etsintäkuuluttama tutkiva toimittaja, ei päässyt lentämään Helsingistä Tallinnaan.",
    "Finnair toimi Rajavartiolaitoksen ohjeiden mukaan."
  ],
  "extra": {
    "extra": {
      "extra": {
        "extra": {
          "evidence": [
            "Helsingin Sanomat reports Finnair stopped Andrei Soldatov, a Russian wanted investigative journalist, from boarding a Helsinki–Tallinn flight after being instructed by the Finnish Border Guard."
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "fifth_column_countries": [
    "FI"
  ],
  "follow_up_by_country": [],
  "headline": "Finnair esti Venäjän etsintäkuuluttaman toimittajan pääsyn koneeseen – Sai ohjeet Rajavartiolaitokselta",
  "location_text": "Helsinki-Vantaa Airport",
  "media_assets": [
    {
      "description": "Screenshot capture",
      "type": "screenshot",
      "url": "/media/event_897_1763942047_bab7892a.jpg"
    }
  ],
  "notes": "??Russian citizen with UK multiple-entry visa denied transit through ??Finland per Schengen enforcement policy.",
  "schema_version": "v1",
  "screenshot_count": 1,
  "sources": [
    "https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011237958.html"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011237958.html"
}

{
  "5th Column of Russians Inside (which countries)": "FI",
  "Attack Type": "",
  "Borders Including Sea, Air,  Violation or Sabotage (which countries)": "FI-RU",
  "Continuous? (e.g. Jammers)": "",
  "Country (FI;EE;LV;LT;PL;BSR;Air)\nSeparated by Semicolon": "FI;EU",
  "Date": "17-May-25",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL)": "??Russian journalist barred by ??Finnish border policy from flying UK Helsinki Tallinn route",
  "Defense Prep Event (FI-EE-LV-LT-PL) REF LINK": "https://www.hs.fi/alueet/art-2000011237958.html",
  "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": "??Russian citizen with UK multiple-entry visa denied transit through ??Finland per Schengen enforcement policy.",
  "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)": ""
}