FINNISH CUSTOMS has placed a total of 21 yachts under a transfer ban on grounds of suspicion that they are owned by oligarchs or other individuals falling within the sanctions regime of the EU, Sami Rakshit, the head of the enforcement department at Finnish Customs, confirmed to YLE on Monday. Helsingin Sanomat wrote about the detentions based on information it had obtained earlier on Monday. Rakshit told YLE that customs officials are presently investigating whether the yachts belong to individuals or companies that are subject to sanctions levied by the 27-country bloc over Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. If the officials obtain confirmation of ownership, the yachts will be impounded by the National Enforcement Authority Finland. The enforcement authority has already impounded one yacht in Finland, according to Finnish Customs.
via helsinki times: Finnish Customs has detained 21 yachts possibly owned by oligarchs