Ilta-Sanomat learned about the police operation on the island associated with Kesaev

The special operation took place on the island of Kotasaari, IT was initiated by the Debt Collection Office, the publication writes. The businessman bought the island in 2020 for €700 thousand, the Iltalehti newspaper wrote. After the introduction of sanctions, this asset was frozen Businessman Igor Kesaev

Finnish police conducted a special operation on the island of Kotasaari, which is associated with Russian businessman Igor Kesaev, writes the Ilta-Sanomat newspaper. In the spring of 2022, the Helsingin Sanomat publication reported that this asset was frozen by the Finnish authorities after the imposition of sanctions against the billionaire (according to Forbes , his fortune is $4.1 billion).

The co-owner of Russia's largest tobacco distributor Megapolis, Kesaev, came under EU sanctions in April last year. In May of this year, the United States also introduced restrictions against him .

The Eastern Finland Police clarified that the operation was initiated by the Debt Collection Office.

A businessman bought the island of Kotasaari in the Saimaa lake district with a helipad in 2020 for €700 thousand, the Iltalehti newspaper wrote. The main building with an area of ​​420 square meters was built on it. m, guest house 530 sq. m, beach sauna 100 sq. m and a staff house with an area of ​​150 sq. m.

In October 2021, Euractiv wrote that Kesaev, when purchasing an island in Finland in 2020, used the “golden passport” of Cyprus, thanks to which he was able to bypass the procedure for approving the transaction by the Ministry of Defense of this country. A representative of the businessman, in response to the publication, told Forbes that all actions and transactions are carried out in accordance with the laws of the countries and with the involvement of international experts. He did not comment on the purchase of the island itself.