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  • Over ten men from the special intervention unit practise riot control in a sand field, holding shields and batons in their hands. There are about ten men in camouflage against them.
    20.7.2022 11.57
    Learn about the 30-year history of the Finnish Border Guard’s special intervention units
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  • 16.4.2025 15.04
    Government: Finland's eastern border to remain closed until further notice
  • 9.2.2025 20.20
    The Finnish Border Guard has increased oil spill response capability
  • 30.1.2025 10.14
    Changed operating environment also puts demands on the PCB cooperation
  • 24.1.2025 16.57
    Changes and promotions in the Finnish Border Guard Command on 1 February 2025
  • 7.1.2025 16.30
    Police: Anchor allegedly involved in cable ruptures on Christmas day recovered in Gulf of Finland
  • 31.12.2024 17.10
    Police: Underwater investigations restarted in the Gulf of Finland
  • 31.12.2024 15.03
    The measures to prevent environmental pollution by Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District have ended
  • 30.12.2024 10.15
    The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District is preparing to prevent environmental damage in the Gulf of Finland
  • 28.12.2024 16.57
    Police: Eagle S tanker successfully transferred to Porvoo
  • 28.12.2024 11.03
    Police: The police transfer tanker Eagle S to Kilpilahti
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