It is possible to apply for maintenance aid for the maintenance of burial sites and monuments of Russian soldiers in Finland. This falls in the scope of preserving the memory of Russian soldiers who were killed in Finland as a result of the Second World War.
To qualify for the aid, you must first make a maintenance agreement on grave or memorial maintenance with the Regional State Administrative Agency for Eastern Finland. The contract may be concluded by a person, company or organisation as well as by a public administration organisation.
Aid is paid for the costs related to the maintenance and renovation of graves and cemeteries (work fees, purchase of services, purchase of materials, supplies and goods), travel and transport costs and other necessary costs in accordance with the maintenance agreement.
The maintenance of graves may include e.g. the restoration of burial sites, their maintenance and preservation, the erection of monuments and statues, the setting up of memorial plates and planting flowers, and other measures related to the preservation of the memory of the deceased.