President Alexander Stubb is hosting a summit of the Baltic Sea NATO countries in Helsinki together with Prime Minister of Estonia Kristen Michal on Tuesday.
The Summit, which will take place at the Presidential Palace, will be attended by NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte as well as Prime Minister of Denmark Mette Frederiksen, Federal Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz, President of Latvia Edgars Rinkēvičs, President of Lithuania Gitanas Nausėda, Prime Minister of Poland Donald Tusk, Prime Minister of Sweden Ulf Kristersson and Executive Vice-President of the European Commission Henna Virkkunen.
The topic of the Summit will be the security of the Baltic Sea region, especially measures required to secure the critical underwater infrastructure.
The discussion will focus on strengthening of NATO´s presence in the Baltic Sea and responding to the threat posed by Russia´s shadow fleet.
Meanwhile, the Summit will affect traffic in the Helsinki Capital Region from Monday to Wednesday, said police in a press release on Monday.
Motorcades of Summit guests might cause traffic jams and disruptions, mostly in the Helsinki City Centre and on main roads between Helsinki Airport and the City Centre.
Effects on traffic were minor on Monday afternoon but on Tuesday the Summit arrangements will have a major impact on traffic in the Helsinki City Centre from morning until afternoon, especially in the vicinity of the Market Square.
“People should avoid driving in the City Centre on Tuesday as there might be traffic disruptions,” said Superintendent of the Helsinki Police Dennis Pasterstein suggesting the car users to allow time for travelling,
Traffic arrangements will not affect public transport to a significant extent.
The arrangements will not affect the ferry traffic from Olympia or Katajanokka Terminals or the Suomenlinna ferry service.
Aviation will be restricted for the duration of the Summit. There will be a temporary airspace restriction in the area on Tuesday from 7.00 to 19.00.
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Source: www.dailyfinland.fi
