National defence and military service Defending the nation has always been an important duty of the Finnish Border Guard, performed in cooperation with the Finnish Defence Forces. Border surveillance – patrolling the land and sea borders – also in...

The Finnish Border Guard is capable of immediately safeguarding Finland’s territorial integrity and providing military defence.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Territorial integrity and defence readiness The Finnish Border Guard contributes actively to our national defence in close collaboration with the Finnish Defence Forces. Border surve...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Part of the military defence – ensuring territorial integrity The Border Guard is part of Finland’s military defence. The Border Guard is capable of immediately safeguarding Finland’...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Societal impact and performance The societal impact goals of the Finnish Border Guard include border security and maritime security, as well as territorial integrity and military nat...

Strategy The strategy of the Finnish Border Guard until 2030 Objectives and strategic policies in the Finnish Border Guard’s operations 1. Border security Border control operations at the external borders of Finland are efficient and credible. The...

Working for the Finnish Border Guard We provide work for border and coast guards, officers, civilians and special officers. Our employees have the opportunity to work on land, at sea and in the air. When working for the Finnish Border Guard, you a...

What we do The Finnish Border Guard operates on land, at sea and in the air. We ensure security in all conditions. Border surveillance The purpose of border surveillance is to maintain order and security at our borders and prevent and investigate ...

In terms of area, the Lapland Border Guard District is the largest and northernmost administrative unit of the Finnish Border Guard. It monitors a total of 1,608 kilometres of national border.

The Kainuu Border Guard District is responsible for border security in Kainuu and Koillismaa as part of Finland's internal security system. It has surveillance responsibility for 406 kilometres of the national border between Finland and Russia.

Whistleblower protection Whistleblower protection allows people to safely report breaches. The Act on the Protection of Persons Reporting Infringements of European Union and National Law (1171/2022, Whistleblower Act) entered into force on 1 Janua...

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...

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...

Learn about the 30-year history of the Finnish Border Guard’s special intervention units in the online exhibition of the Border Guard Museum.

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....

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

The Finnish Border Guard has approximately 200 border guard dogs. We use border dogs to support border inspection tasks, ship inspections, maritime rescue missions and border guard situation management.

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...

The Finnish Border Guard has been responsible for the marine pollution response in the open sea since 2019.

The Finnish Border Guard is the leading maritime search and rescue authority in Finland. We are responsible for organising maritime search and rescue operations.