The property at the centre of the proposed deal is located next to Rovaniemi Airport in Finnish Lapland.
The sale of real estate and land in the vicinity of airports can be seen as potentially posing strategic military risks.
The Finnish state has intervened to block the sale of an industrial property to a Russian buyer, citing national security reasons, according to a report (siirryt toiseen palveluun) by tabloid newspaper Ilta-Sanomat.
A Russian citizen had enquired about buying the empty property, which was located very close to Rovaniemi Airport.
However, the sale of real estate and land in the vicinity of airports can be seen as potentially posing strategic military risks.
The Ministry of Defence told IS that the decision to preemptively block the deal was taken in June, but nothing has yet been finalised.
The law on the right to refuse permission to buy real estate in Finland came into force on 1 January 2020. »