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and quite a lot of printed material is available in Russian for tourists. Positive attitudes
were at their highest level during the Olympic Games of 2014. However, following
the Ukraine crisis and the collapse of the Russian rouble the number of Russian tourists
fell drastically: Russia’s economic distress was reportedly
attributable to the planned
economic sanctions. The image of Russia and Russians in the social media have been
dealt with in Halonen et al. 2013.
Sports play an important role in building positive attitudes to Russians. There are
some 30 Finnish sportsmen playing in the Russian KHL hockey league. The Finnish
media widely report on their lives in Russia and the high salaries there. The Finnish
hockey team
Jokerit joined the league in the 2014—2015 season, and all
its home
matches attract the maximum number of spectators. Roman Eremenko moved with
his father, a very popular Russian
football player, to Finland when he was three years
old. Now he is a striker in the Finnish football team.
It sounds to be anecdotal, but it
is how people treat such things.
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