HS: Belarus to close its embassy in Finland

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Belarus will close its embassy in Helsinki at the end of August, https://www.hs.fi/maailma/art-2000012220141.html" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Helsingin Sanomat reported, citing a decision by the Belarusian government and confirmation from Finland’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs.

The closure ends an embassy presence established in Finland in 2011 and comes as Minsk restructures its network of diplomatic missions abroad.

Finland has no embassy in Belarus, though the Finnish foreign ministry maintains a liaison office in Minsk.