Frequently asked questions about the eastern border barrier fence The barrier fence improves the border surveillance and monitoring of territorial integrity on the eastern border. On this page, you will find answers to questions that are frequentl...

According to the plan drawn up by the Finnish Border Guard, the barrier fence should extend for approximately 200 km along Finland’s eastern border. The fence would improve border security and the management of disturbances.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Capability – strategical projects carry us to the future The Border Guard’s strategical projects have proceeded well. The future capacity of the Border Guard is guaranteed on land, a...

The Finnish Border Guard plans to replace two obsolete patrol vessels and one that has already been decommissioned with two modern multi-purpose vessels between 2025 and 2026.

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Technical sector The Technical Division of the Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard is responsible for ensuring that the Finnish Border Guard has access to up-to-date and efficie...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English The Chief’s review The Finnish security political environment has gone through fundamental, long-term changes. The Border Guard has carried its responsibility in maintaining Finland’...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Border surveillance The purpose of border surveillance is to maintain security and public order at land and sea borders. Situational awareness obtained through surveillance facilitat...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English A word from the Chief In late 2023, the Finnish Border Guard encountered severe disturbances in border security, and the situation still prevails. As a result of sustained preparedne...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Responsible consumption In its operations, the Border Guard complies with environmental protection legislation and international treaties. A regulation on the Finnish Border Guard’s ...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Resources and personnel In order to respond to the changes in the operating environment and to meet its strategic objectives, the Border Guard aims to secure sufficient resources sec...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Life below water The efficiency of the monitoring of sea areas has been improved in many ways to reduce the load caused by the Finnish Border Guard’s operations and improve monitorin...

8.5.2026 | Finnish Border Guard launches new partnership with Elisa and Sensofusion for drone detection

13.12.2023 | The Finnish Border Guard’s Offshore Patrol Vessel 2025 project has been active since 2020. The project aims to replace obsolete patrol vessels with to new Turva class patrol vessels. The construction of these new vessels has now commenced, and the first vessel is estimated to be finished in 2025. The second vessel will be finished a year after this, in other words, during 2026. The new vessels shall be in active use till 2050s.

10.10.2025 | On 26 September 2025, Bombardier handed over the MVX project’s first aircraft to the integrator, Sierra Nevada Company (SNC), in Montreal, Canada. After the handover and acceptance, the aircraft was flown to SNC’s aircraft integration centre in Hagerstown, Maryland, in the USA, in order to commence the installations. The registration number of the first aircraft will be OH-MVX.

30.5.2023 | The ongoing construction of the pilot of the eastern border barrier fence in Pelkola, Imatra, is an important phase in the project’s progress. The approximately three kilometres long pilot fence located nearby Imatra’s border crossing point is estimated to be complete in summer 2023.

26.10.2023 | The eastern border barrier fence project has proceeded into the stage that the Finnish Border Guard has introduced the approximately three kilometres long barrier fence that was built during the pilot stage in Pelkola, Imatra. This stage was completed with a minor delay. The construction of the pilot fence was followed and analysed throughout the process. Experiences from this offer an excellent base for the construction of the next stage. 

30.9.2025 | The construction of the Finnish Border Guard’s new patrol vessels, ordered from Meyer Turku, proceeds. The second vessel’s keel laying was celebrated on Tuesday, 30 September 2025.

26.8.2025 | The first aircraft in the Finnish Border Guard MVX project, OH-MVX, is soon to be completed on Bombardier's production line, in Montreal. The progress of the aircraft has been closely monitored by the MVX program.

17.10.2023 | Invitation for media.