Supervision and prevention The best outcome in terms of the environment is achieved when accidents are prevented in advance. We work every day to achieve this goal. The Finnish marine area is challenging for sea traffic due to the number of rocks,...

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...

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...

The West Finland Coast Guard District’s operating area includes 1,080 kilometres of territorial water border and 48 kilometres of land border. It has 10 coast guard stations and two patrol vessels.

The values and Code of Ethics of the Finnish Border Guard The operations of the Finnish Border Guard are governed by values. In our work, we comply with the Code of Ethics that is based on our values. Values Our values are competence reliability c...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Maritime security and search & rescue at sea As the leading maritime rescue authority in Finland, the Finnish Border Guard is responsible for organising maritime search and rescue (S...

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

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

An administrative complaint is generally made in writing. You can use the form "Administrative complaint to the Border Guard".

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.

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.

Register of Border Guard Activities Updated on 7 August 2025 1. Name of the register Register of Border Guard Activities 2. Data controller Headquarters of the Finnish Border Guard Vilhonvuorenkatu 4-6 00500 Helsinki, Finland Switchboard +358 295 ...

The Finnish Border Guard conducts internal legality control at all levels of the organisation.

29.6.2022 | The primary tasks of the Finnish Border Guard include maintaining border security and maritime security as well as military national defence.

The Border Guard District mainly operates in the area of municipalities located on the border: Kitee, Tohmajärvi, Joensuu, Ilomantsi and Lieksa. It has responsibility for monitoring 304 kilometres of border.

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.

International cooperation and agreements Pollution response of a large oil spill from a vessel or major chemical damage always requires international cooperation. Such cooperation is agreed on in several international agreements. The implementatio...

The main tasks of the aircraft are border surveillance on land and at sea as well as maritime search and rescue. Another key task of the surveillance aircraft is monitoring of the maritime environmen

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

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