Consulate of Russian Federation on the Aland Islands are not going to close

State Council of Finland made the decision on preservation of the Russian consulate in Maarianhamina, administrative "capital" of Region of Aland Islands. They are located in the Baltic Sea on an entrance to the Gulf of Bothnia, occupied by mainly ethnic Swedes and have the special status. As reports Yle portal, a question of the demilitarized status of islands and work in the archipelago capital, Maarianhamina, consulates of Russian Federation it was discussed at meeting of ministerial committee on foreign policy and policy of safety. It agrees to the report provided by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Finland cannot unilaterally...