Resources and personnel – The personnel are doing well and the management supports productivity

The Border Guard’s most important resource is its competent personnel. The personnel are doing well and is content with the management. Personnel costs stand for slightly over a half of the Border Guard’s operational expenditure, while the rest is used to other operations.

A total of 3 043 man-years were carried out in the Border Guard. Of those employed by the Border Guard, 2 675 were men, while approximately a sixth, that is to say 523, were women. However, already 60% of civilians working for the Border Guard are women. Of the total number of personnel, 85% serve in military position and 9% of them are women.  

Management is professional and supports productivity. In the light of the personnel survey, management is one of the Border Guard’s strengths, also compared with the rest of the central government. Our personnel are well-being and, for instance, the number of sick-leave days decreased compared with the previous year.

The Border Guard’s operational expenditure was €343.3 million. Of this sum, €202.2 million were used for personnel costs. The rest of the sum, that is to say, €141.1 million, was used for other operational costs. The most significant investments are related to strategic capability projects, as well as improvement of operational facilities.

In 2025, the Border Guard successfully executed the Government productivity programme. Financial instruments outside the budget were utilised in a versatile manner. In 2025, the Border Guard had 17 ongoing projects supported by external financing.