The confiscations were justified under the premise that the artwork qualifies as "luxury goods," which are included in EU sanctions against Russia.

According to Finnish Customs, the Finnish Foreign Ministry confirmed that the EU's list of sanctions contains a paragraph on works of art.

artwork was part of two exhibition projects in Italy - - one at a gallery in Milan's Scala Square, and one at the Museum of Modern and Contemporary Art in Udine.

Other pieces from Moscow's Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts were returning from Japan, where they were on exhibit at Chiba City Museum in Tokyo.

They were on loan from Russia's State Tretyakov Gallery and State Museum of Oriental Art.

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유럽연합(EU)의 대러 제재에 ‘명품’이라는 전제로 러시아 예술작품들 몰수.
EU의 제재 대상에 ‘예술작품’에 대한 문단이 포함돼 있다.

필란드 세관에서 몰수된 예술 작품들은
러시아 트레티야코프 갤러리와 러시아 동양 뮤지엄에서 대여 받아
밀라노 스칼라 광장 갤러리, 우디네 현대 미술 박물관, 도쿄의 치바 시 박물관에서 전시하던 프로젝트의 일부였다.