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The local government of Helsinki, Finland, will begin the expropriation procedure for the Hartwall Ice Arena tomorrow. It is partially owned by Russian oligarchs, according to Helsingin Sanomat. At tomorrow’s meeting, the process of voluntary sale of the arena by Russian shareholders will be considered. The voluntary sale process precedes the expropriation process. By the end of March, the local government had been waiting for official confirmation of the voluntary sale but had not yet received it. Currently, 45% of the arena’s shares are owned by structures of Russian oligarchs Roman Rotenber…

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