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Switchboard +358 295 420 000

Registry
P.O. Box 3, 00131 HELSINKI
[email protected]

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We are currently dealing with a high volume of enquiries. Please use this website to check the current information. We do not provide individual instructions via our phone services. Keep in mind that the Finnish Border Guard does not grant permission to entry beforehand.

Contact information for media

Offices

In urgent matters related to border security, you can call the service number of the Border Guard District Command Center.

Border Guard Headquarters

Visiting address

Vilhonvuorenkatu 6
00500 HELSINKI, FINLAND

Post address

P.O. Box 3
00131 HELSINKI, FINLAND
tel: +358 295 421 000
fax: +358 295 411 500
rajavartiolaitos(at)raja.fi

Southeast Finland Border Guard District Headquarters

Visiting address

Niskapietiläntie 32 E
55910 IMATRA
tel: +358 295 422 000
fax: +358 295 411 507
kaakkoissuomenrajavartiosto(at)raja.fi

Command center

Service number: +358 295 422 012

Kainuu Border Guard District Headquarters

Visiting address

Rajakatu 9
87100 KAJAANI

Post address

P.O. Box 60
87101 KAJAANI
tel: +358 295 424 000
fax: +358 861 40 059
kainuunrajavartiosto(at)raja.fi

Command center

Service number: +358 295 424 027

Lapland Border Guard District Headquarters

Visiting address

Walleniuksenväylä 10 A
96100 ROVANIEMI

Post address

P.O. Box 8212
96101 ROVANIEMI
tel: +358 295 425 000
fax: +358 16342 3929
lapinrajavartiosto(at)raja.fi

Command Center

Service number: +358 295 412 510

North Karelia Border Guard District headquarters

Visiting address

Onttolantie 20
80510 ONTTOLA

Post address

P.O. Box 5
80511 ONTTOLA
tel: +358 295 423 000
fax: +358 13 802 098
pohjoiskarjalanrajavartiosto(at)raja.fi

Command center

Service number: +358 295 412 300

West Finland Coast Guard headquarters

Visiting address

Juhana Herttuan puistokatu 21
20100 Turku

Post address

P.O. Box 16
20101 Turku
tel: +358 295 427 000
lansisuomenmerivartiosto(at)raja.fi

Gulf of Finland Coast Guard headquarters

Visiting address

Vilhonvuorenkatu 6
00500 HELSINKI

Post address

PL 150
00161 HELSINKI
tel: +358 295 426 000
fax: +358 295 411 555
suomenlahdenmerivartiosto(at)raja.fi

Air patrol Squadron headquarters

Visiting address

Tullimiehentie 16
01530 VANTAA

Post address

P.O. Box 48
01531 VANTAA
tel: +358 295 428 000
fax: +358 295 411 558
vartiolentolaivue(at)raja.fi

Border and coast guard academy

Visiting address

Niskapietiläntie 32 D
55910 IMATRA
tel: +358 295 429 000
fax: +358 295 411 567
rajajamerivartiokoulu(at)raja.fi

Recruiting of Border Guards

tel: +358 295 429 034
rekrytointi.rmvk(at)raja.fi

Special Boder Guards

tel: +358 29 542 9720
erikoisrajajaakariksi(at)raja.fi

The Border Guard Museum

Visiting address

Kivikatu 1
55910 IMATRA

Post address

Niskapietiläntie 32 D
55910 IMATRA
rajamuseo(at)raja.fi

Museum caretaker

tel: +358 29 542 9515

Museum assistant

tel: +358 295 429 516
How to get there

Border Crossing Points

Helsinki Border Control Department

Open 24h.
Helsinki Airport

Contact information

Post address

PL 12 (Lentäjäntie 1 C, 4 th floor)
01531 VANTAA
tel: +358 295 426 600

Port Border Control Unit

Open 24h.

Contact information

Visiting address

Tyynenmerenkatu 8
00220 HELSINKI
tel: 0295 426 200

Åland

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 20:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 21:00
Fairway past Korsö or Nyhamn.

Contact information

tel: +358 18 57055

Haapasaari

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 22:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 23:00
Fairway past Haapasaari.

Contact information

tel: +358 295 426 130

Hanko

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 22:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 23:00
Fairway past Russarö or fairway past Morgonlandet.

Contact information

tel: +358 295 426 450

Helsinki

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 22:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 23:00
Fairway from Helsinki lighthouse past Harmaja.

Contact information

tel: +358 295 426 310

Imatra Border Crossing Point

Open 24h.

Contact information

Visiting address

Pietarintie 1
55610 Imatra
tel: +358 295 422 700
fax: +358 295 411 520
rajatarkastus.imatra(at)raja.fi
Traffic situation (rajaliikenne.fi).

Kuusamo Border Crossing Point

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Fr 8:00 - 15:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Fr 9:00 - 16:00

Contact information

Visiting address

Lämsänkyläntie 453
93999 Kuusamo
tel: +358 295 412 463

Lappeenranta Airport and Harbour

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Fr 8:00 - 16:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Fr 9:00 - 17:00

Contact information

tel: +358 295 422 500

Niirala – Värtsilä border crossing point

Open 24h.

Contact information

Visiting address

Rajantie 821
82675 Niirala
tel: + 358 295 412 370
Traffic situation (rajaliikenne.fi).

Nuijamaa – Brusnitshnoje border crossing point

Open 24h.

Contact information

Visiting address

Nuijamaantie 1740
54230 Nuijamaa
tel: +358 295 422 500
fax: +358 295 411 517
rajatarkastus.nuijamaa(at)raja.fi
Traffic situation (rajaliikenne.fi).

Raja-Jooseppi Border Station

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Fr 8:00 - 18:00
Sa-Su 9:00 - 17:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Fr 9:00 - 19:00
Sa-Su 10:00 - 18:00

Contact information

Visiting address

Raja-Joosepintie 4580
99800 IVALO
tel: +358 295 412 575

Salla Border Station

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Fr 8:00 - 18:00
Sa-Su 9:00 - 17:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Fr 9:00 - 19:00
Sa-Su 10:00 - 18:00

Contact information

Visiting address

Tullintie 24
98920 KELLOSELKÄ
tel: +358 295 412 564

Santio border crossing point

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 22:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 23:00
Coastal fairway past Santio

Contact information

tel: +358 295 426 110

Vaalimaa – Torfjanovka

Open 24h.

Contact information

Visiting address

Vaalimaantie 2990
49930 VAALIMAA
tel: 0295 422 200
fax: 0295 411 513
rajatarkastus.vaalimaa(at)raja.fi
Traffic situation (rajaliikenne.fi).

Vartius Border Crossing Point

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Mo-Su 8:00 - 19:00

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Mo-Su 9:00 - 20:00

Contact information

Visiting address

Kostamustie 6161
88930 Lentiira
tel: +358 295 412 427

Parikkala Provisional Border Crossing Point

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Suljettu.

Contact information

tel: +358 295 422 810
fax: +358 295 411 522
rajatarkastus.parikkala(at)raja.fi

Vainikkala Border Crossing Point (train traffic)

Opening hours (Finnish time)

Opening hours (Moscow time)

Contact information

Visiting address

Rajamiehentie 76
54270 VAINIKKALA
tel: +358 295 422 300
fax: +358 295 411 514
rajatarkastus.vainikkala(at)raja.fi

For Media

Communications
For media enquiries, please call +358 50 456 2862
viestinta(at)raja.fi 
Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Southeast Finland Border Guard
Communications: 
For media enquiries, please call 0295 422060
info.southeast.border(at)raja.fi 
Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Lapland Border Guard District
For media enquiries, please call +358 295 412 533
Monday to Friday between 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.

Gulf of Finland coast guard 
tiedotus.slmv(at)raja.fi

West Finland Coast Guard
Maritime Search and Rescue: 
For media enquiries, please call 0294 1042

Information about the border zone for media (pdf).

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