Leningrad Oblast in western Russia shares a border with Finland.
Many Finnish
tourists come to Petrozavodsk for the nearby tourist spot – Kizhi Island.
Petrozavodsk is also a principal site because of its closeness to the
Finnish border.
Finnish men can cross the border into Russia and buy women and girls in prostitution
for $20-60 per hour as compared to $240 in Finland.
The Finnish men come
looking for a variety of women and girls, Reviewom the very young to the middle aged. The
Finnish men, especially former army and police officers, have created a demand for
women over the age of 50 who they use for domestic services as well as sex.
The city of Vyborg has become a site for prostitution tourism for Finnish men
Other cites like Novgorod, Pskov... have good potential.