Contact information Switchboard +358 295 420 000 Registry P.O. Box 3, 00131 HELSINKI [email protected] If your question concerns a particular Border or Coast Guard district, please inform us of this in your message. Finland’s eastern border is clo...

The Border Guard Museum is open from October to December on five specific days. Guided tours will be given by Board Guard Museum staff. Welcome!

Information on arriving in Finland from Ukraine In this section, you find information and guidelines for Ukrainians entering into Finland. Finland’s eastern border is closed. Finland restricts entry of Russian nationals. × Sulje Finland offers pro...

Rights of the data subject and access to your own data.

The data controller is a party that determines the purposes and methods of processing personal data. The data controller is also responsible for ensuring that the processing of personal data is legal.

Privacy statement for processing of personal data in border control, to maintain border security and order along the border

Services and instructions This section contains instructions for our customers. For example, you can find advice about travelling and boating. Guidelines for travellers Guidelines for border crossing. Guidelines for transport providers Carrier's s...

The Finnish Border Guard processes personal data in connection with its tasks. The processing of personal data is governed by the valid legislation.

Maritime Search and Rescue Register Updated on 7 August 2025 1. Name of the register Maritime Search and Rescue Register 2. Data controller Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard Vilhonvuorenkatu 6 00500 Helsinki, Finland Switchboard +358 295 42...

I am travelling from a non-Schengen country to another non-Schengen country. If have a stop-over in Finland, do I need a visa? Read our FAQ for travellers.

For media The Finnish Border Guard’s Communications responds to media enquiries mainly on weekdays during office hours. You will find the contact information on this site. We will also inform you how media visits are arranged and how you can subsc...

Research permit How to apply for a research permit For example, you need to apply for a research permit in the following cases: Survey and interview research A search for data performed by the Finnish Border Guard Providing a researcher with acces...

Accessibility statement The Finnish Border Guard aims to guarantee the accessibility of its website in accordance with the Act on the Provision of Digital Services (306/2019). This accessibility statement concerns the www.raja.fi website. The stat...

Applying for a licence to use controlled emergency signals You will need a licence if you are hosting an event in which you fire controlled emergency signals. When planning an event, consider the following: Make sure that the area is suitable for ...

The whole eastern border is closed between 15 December 2023 20:00 and 14 January 2024.

The three largest international border crossing points on the eastern border are located in the area of the Southeast Finland Border Guard District: Nuijamaa, Vaalimaa and Imatra. In addition, Vainikkala is the only rail border crossing point between Finland and Russia.

Information to third-country nationals about the processing of personal data in the Entry/Exit System (EES)

All recreational craft that can with justified cause be assumed to have crossed the external Schengen border may always be subjected to a border check.

You need a permit to enter the border zone. You can be punished for entering the border zone without a permit.

Sending a confidential or sensitive email message to the Finnish Border Guard.