20.3.2026 | Rajavartiolaitoksen 107. vuosipäivää vietetään arvokkaasti työn merkeissä. Työn ohessa juhlistetaan ylennettyjä sekä palkittuja henkilöstölle pidettävissä vuosipäivän tilaisuuksissa.

1.3.2024 | Oletko lähdössä matkalle maaliskuussa Finnairin lennolla Schengen-alueen ulkopuolelle? Ehdit vielä mukaan testaamaan uutta digitaalista matkustusasiakirjaa eli DTC:tä (Digital Travel Credentials) rajatarkastuksessa Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalla.

21.3.2025 | Rajavartiolaitos viettää 106. vuosipäiväänsä 21.3.2025

26.1.2024 | Finnairin asiakkaat voivat testata digitaalista matkustusasiakirjaa eli DTC:tä (Digital Travel Credentials) rajatarkastuksessa Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalla aiemman kolmen reitin sijasta 22:lla Finnairin reitillä. Testausaikaa on maaliskuun 2024 loppuun asti.

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

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Border checks The Finnish Border Guard conducts border checks on border crossing traffic at the external borders of the Schengen area. Border checks refer to checks performed for the...

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.

When you go to the border control point at the airport, you should use automated border control. The automated gate can carry out a full border check in as little as 15 seconds.

In the pilot project, a digital travel document was tested in a real border control situation.

If you come to Finland from a country outside the Schengen Area or you depart Finland for a country outside the Schengen Area you must travel via a border crossing point.

EES Entry/Exit System The new Entry/Exit System (EES) was introduced in the EU on 12 October 2025. The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an IT-system by which the EU aims to improve management of its external borders and to strengthen its internal securi...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English The Chief’s review – The Finnish Border Guard lives in time The change in the security environment together with technological development have significantly affected the Border Guar...

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...

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 International cooperation In the changed security environment, the role of international cooperation has become increasingly important for the Finnish Border Guard. The focus is on b...

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...

5.3.2026 | In 2025, 10 people illegally entered Finland through the eastern border, while the corresponding number in air traffic was 30. In addition to these, the Finnish Border Guard assesses that at least 560 people illegally entered Finland from other EU countries. That is to say, by ferry from Sweden and Estonia, by car from Sweden, as well as by plane on European internal flights. 

20.3.2026 | Gränsbevakningsväsendets 107:e årsdag firas i år med värdighet i arbetets tecken. Vid sidan av arbetet firas de som befordrats och belönats på årsdagens tillställningar som ordnas för personalen.

20.3.2026 | The Finnish Border Guard celebrates its anniversary with dignity while working. Promoted and rewarded colleagues are celebrated in anniversary celebrations arranged for the personnel.

15.12.2023 | DTC border control lines have been reopened for pilot use.