Fins burned a Russian flag in Helsinki

A mass procession was organized in Finland, on which occasion the Russian flag was burned

"In Helsinki, during mass marches dedicated to Finland's Independence Day, the state flag of the Russian Federation was burned," the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced.

In connection with the incident, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Russia made a diplomatic demarche. The Finnish authorities were told that such actions in Moscow are considered an unacceptable act of desecration of the national symbol of our country.