A Finnish agency is helping Russians circumvent real estate restrictions through fictitious employment.
A plot involving the sham employment of Russians to secure residency permits has been discovered in Finland.
Certain Russian individuals are acquiring residency permits in Finland through phoney job agreements facilitated by a local property firm.
The firm provides prospective clients with the chance to register a “job” within affiliated businesses, enabling them to bypass existing limitations.
In April of 2025, the Finnish legislative body enacted a statute prohibiting Russian nationals from buying properties within the nation. Nonetheless, real estate brokers focusing on Russian customers still function within this sector.
As an instance, Vipcon LKV, a firm based in Imatra, provides over 1,200 residences to Russians via the Prian.ru web portal.
Throughout the investigation, a staff member at the firm verified the prohibition against real estate acquisitions by Russians, yet proposed an alternative: deceptive employment at one of the linked firms, permitting them to gain a work-related residence permit.
The service totals roughly 7,000 euros each month. The firm addresses the tax withholdings and gives the balance back to the customer in the form of wages. The representative guaranteed the customer that the arrangement was entirely lawful.
Adding to this, Vipcon's headquarters is situated inside a structure possessed by the Russian government and seized by Finnish revenue officials following a legal action put forward by Ukraine's Naftogaz.
