According to EU Helpers, the warning comes in response to the most recent measures imposed by the EU Commission, which forbid Russians from bringing any vehicles into the bloc, regardless of their intended use.
The embassy posted a statement on its website on Sunday saying, "Considering the potential risks, we recommend Russian nationals avoid traveling to Finland with cars with Russian license plates."
Similar advice was given this week by the Russian Embassy in Berlin, which urged Russians against visiting the European nation owing to the potential for "seizure" of cars.
After Crimea chose to leave Ukraine and join Russia, the EU slapped its first sanctions against that country in 2014. Since then, and particularly since the conflict in Ukraine, these restrictions have significantly increased in scope and severity.
Russian nationals are prohibited from bringing several personal items into the EU when they visit there, including smartphones, personal cars, and even soap and toilet paper, the EU Commission revealed earlier this month.
The clarification followed incidents on Friday after the German authorities seized private Russian cars entering the country. The authority further explained that the ban covers all vehicles with a Russian license plate as well as those registered in Russia, with the length of the car's stay in the EU being irrelevant.
All Russian nationals traveling to the EU are once again prohibited from bringing anything that is classified in Annex XXI to the EU law, according to the EU Commission. More than 180 different product categories are listed in this Annex, including toilet paper, cameras, different types of bags, women's apparel, soap, and perfumes.
Russian Foreign Ministry spokeswoman Maria Zakharova criticized the action and labeled the EU's treatment of Russians as "racist."
"There are simply no explanations or justifications for this. This is being faced by representatives of civic society, culture, and numerous scientific sectors. They are not permitted to attend specific conferences and contests when visas are not provided, and scheduled events are canceled. Racism is all that this is. On the sidelines of the Eastern Economic Forum on Monday, Zakharova spoke to TASS.
She also recalled another episode, which she dubbed a "wild manifestation of Nazism," in which French President Emmanuel Macron forbade a Russian journalist from attending a news conference solely because of his nationality.