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[global times reporter xing xiaojing and shen sheng] a finnish zoo said earlier this week that it plans to return the giant pandas "huabao" and "jinbaobao" on loan from china later this year. on the 25th, hapakoski, the director of finland's akhteri zoo, responded to relevant inquiries from a reporter from the global times. he said that returning the giant pandas early was a difficult decision. based on the consideration of its own current situation, the zoo made a decision after consultation between china and finland. after friendly consultations, all parties agreed that sending the giant pandas back to china was the best solution. "it is our honor to care for these pandas in ahteri," he said.

hapakoski said that since 2020, the zoo has been facing many challenges, most of which were unpredictable. there are many reasons for the current situation, such as the reduction in the number of tourists caused by the new crown epidemic and the russia-ukraine conflict, as well as the sharp increase in inflation and interest rates in finland.

"chinese partners have given unprecedented help and support, and the akhteri zoo has also made many efforts." hapakoski said that the zoo decided to return the giant pandas in advance based on consideration of its own current situation.

in april 2017, china and finland signed relevant documents to cooperate in conducting research on giant panda protection for a period of 15 years. giant pandas "golden baobao" and "huabao" arrived in finland in january 2018. in march of the same year, the china-finland giant panda conservation research cooperation project was officially launched.