芬兰外交部长埃尔娜·瓦尔托宁周一表示，芬兰打算在国家层面推动禁止俄罗斯运动员入境，而不等待可能出台的欧盟法规。
Finland intends to pursue a national ban on Russian athletes entering the country without waiting for possible European Union regulations, Foreign Minister Elina Valtonen said on Monday.
瓦尔托宁告诉芬兰报纸《赫尔辛基新闻报》，政府将在国家层面推进这一措施，并补充说具体步骤的细节将于本周晚些时候公布。
Valtonen told Finnish newspaper Helsingin Sanomat that the government would advance the measure at the national level, adding that details of specific steps would be announced later this week.
此前，她在美国社交媒体平台X上写道：“如果俄罗斯继续其侵略战争，明年俄罗斯运动员将不受欢迎进入芬兰。”“在10月的外交部长理事会会议上，我致函欧盟同僚，敦促他们限制俄罗斯运动员进入整个申根区。欧盟委员会正在处理此事。”她补充道。瓦尔托宁表示，不需要修改立法，因为其他措施足以实施限制。
Earlier, she wrote on US social media platform X that "if Russia continues its war of aggression, Russian athletes will not be welcome in Finland next year." "At the October Foreign Affairs Council meeting, I wrote to my EU counterparts urging them to restrict Russian athletes’ access to the entire Schengen area. The European Commission is working on the matter," she added. Valtonen said legislative amendments would not be necessary, as other measures would be sufficient to implement the restrictions.
拟议措施还将涵盖不使用国家标志参赛的运动员，而不仅限于代表国家队出战的运动员。
The proposed measures would also cover athletes competing without national symbols, rather than only those representing their national teams.
瓦尔托宁说：“就签证立法而言，它与国籍挂钩，而非与某人参加比赛时使用的标志挂钩。”
“As far as, for example, visa legislation is concerned, it is tied to citizenship, not to the symbols under which someone participates,” Valtonen said.
根据现行签证规则，运动员在某些情况下可因就业相关理由入境芬兰，前提是满足相关要求。
Under current visa rules, athletes can enter Finland in certain circumstances on employment-related grounds, provided they meet the relevant requirements.
据报道，俄罗斯越野滑雪运动员预计将于11月底抵达鲁卡，参加越野滑雪世界杯分站赛。俄罗斯冰球运动员也将于下周抵达芬兰，参加NHL比赛。
Russian cross-country skiers are reportedly expected to arrive in Ruka at the end of November to compete in a leg of the Cross-Country Skiing World Cup. Russian ice hockey players are also due to arrive in Finland next week for NHL games.