Il est remarquable de constater que selon le gouvernement finlandais, les 'Russes de souche ancienne' tombent sous la protection de la convention, mais pas les autres Russes, à savoir, les immigrés récents, un point à propos duquel le Commissaire aux droits de l'homme émet des doutes.
It is remarkable that, according to the Government of Finland, 'Old Russians' are protected by the Convention, but other Russians, in particular recent immigrants, are not, a situation that has also been questioned by the CoE Commissioner for Human Rights.