Several Finnish players have tried to leave their KHL team after Russia invaded Ukraine.

JOSKA SAARINEN. YLE.FI

KHL team Sibir Novosibirsk says on Instagram(switch to another service)that Harri Säteri and Jyrki Jokipakka are passing into the playoff of league games.

Many Finnish KHL players have left or are about to leave Russia in the middle of the season. The background is Russia’s hostilities in Ukraine.

Earlier on Friday, it was reported that Ufa’s Juha Metsola , Sakari Manninen and Teemu Hartikainen and Magnitogorsk’s Jussi Olkinuora have left and are leaving Russia. Markus Granlund left Ufa earlier.

According to Yle’s information, many other Finnish players want to leave their KHL club.

Earlier this week, Neftehimik Nizhnekamski’s goalkeeper Frans Tuohimaa told Yle Urheilu that he wants to leave Russia as soon as possible, but has not reached an agreement with the club leadership.

The situation is not easy, as players may face severe financial penalties for terminating their contract. Moving from Russia to Finland is not quite easy at the moment, when the European Union has closed its airspace to Russian planes.

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Source: yle.fi