Climate action
The carbon dioxide emissions of the Finnish Border Guard are being reduced.
Indicator:
Calculation of carbon dioxide emissions by the Ministry of the Interior.
Measures and realisation:
As planned, 15 operational vehicles, including one electric vehicle, and 22 administrative vehicles, including 13 hybrid vehicles, were purchased for the Border Guard during 2024. The newly acquired vehicles will reduce carbon dioxide emissions by approximately 25,000 kg annually.
The facilities for charging electric cars used for official purposes will be systematically expanded as more plug-in hybrid or electric cars are purchased. For now, biofuels remain prohibitively expensive for the Finnish Border Guard’s vehicle fleet. A potential switch to biofuels also depends on the network of refuelling stations.
Offshore patrol vessel Turva is powered by liquified natural gas. Tests indicate that the vessel could be switched entirely to biogas without any technical obstacles. The switch to biogas would require additional funding that has not been granted.
Energy efficiency and the environmental friendliness of the fuels used, including the potential to use renewable fuels, are taken into account in the procurement of new patrol vessels. New offshore patrol vessels will be fitted with DualFuel engines and battery packs.
The most recent vessels in the Finnish Border Guard’s fleet are capable of using entirely bio-based liquid fuels. Once the vessels in the patrol vessel class have undergone a mid-life update, biofuels will become an option for some or all of them. The switch to renewable fuels would require additional funding that has not been granted.
