Constant presence at sea and a high level of preparedness for management and taking action in all security missions will be maintained.

Maritime Operators, or METO, develop the maritime cooperation and shared situational picture. The Finnish Border Guard leads the work.

National Maritime Search and Rescue alarm number: + 358 294 1000.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Maritime environmental protection The Baltic Sea has traffic volumes that are among the highest worldwide and the risk of a major vessel oil or chemical accident is constantly presen...

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...

14.4.2026 | Maritime security and CISE information exchange

13.3.2026 | In autumn 2025, the Finnish Border Guard initiated an assessment, in accordance with the Government programme, of the replacements of the current maritime search and rescue helicopters soon coming to the end of their life cycle. The project carries the name HVX project. This name follows the registration numbers of the current helicopters, which start with OH-HV. 

CISE Development of an International Maritime Situational picture 2 - project The Finnish Border Guard has launched the Development of an International Maritime Situational picture 2 project, with the goal of enabling better maritime situational a...

The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility extends from Hanko to the eastern Gulf of Finland and the maritime border between Finland and Russia. It is also responsible for border security duties at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Education and training The Border and Coast Guard Academy provides students with a basic education that serves as the foundation for their future tasks as border guards and officers....

OILSAREX OILSAREX project develops exercise operation concept for maritime rescue and marine pollution response. The Finnish Border Guard is a leading maritime rescue authority and is responsible for marine pollution response. The Border Guard is ...

The Coast Guard Museum The unique Coast Guard Museum provides a comprehensive overview of the history of the Coast Guard and the Finnish Border Guard's maritime operations and equipment, from the prohibition era to present day. The Coast Guard Mus...

Guidelines for people on the waterborne traffic Guidelines for boaters Guidelines for boaters at border crossings Instructions for walking on ice Maritime search and rescue guidelines Boater Safety Guide (in Finnish) Emergency and accident action ...

Check your boat’s equipment and seaworthiness. Also include extra fuel. Make sure your communication equipment is working.

The Border and Coast Guard Academy is an educational institution of the Finnish Border Guard that operates in Imatra and Turku. This internationally networked educational institution provides instruction related to border and maritime safety and performs research.

The work that the Finnish Border Guard has put into responsibility consists of everyday core and support duties defined by law.

OILART OILART project created an operational art concept for oil response in the Northern Baltic Sea. As from the beginning of 2019, the Ministry of the Interior has been responsible for responding to oil spill accidents at sea as well as coordina...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Strategy - changing operating environment requires resources and competence The changed operating environment requires even more resources, knowledge and competence. The lines betwee...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Goals and results – credible control at the external borders The objective of the Border Guard’s operations is an effective and credible border control at the external borders of Fin...