Finnish Defense Minister Antti Hakkanen said he is working on a complete ban on real estate transactions in Finland for Russian citizens, the YLE public broadcaster reported on Jan. 15, citing Hakkanen’s interview with the Uutissuomalainen newspaper. Hakkanen raised the issue already last October, pointing out the security implications of Russian real estate purchases in the country. Tensions between Helsinki and Moscow spiked following the outbreak of Russia’s full-scale war against Ukraine and Finland’s subsequent entry into NATO. According to the defense minister, Finland aims to tighten li…