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23.6.2026 | The Finnish Border Guard receives 44 million euros for procurement of counter-drone capability.

Frequently asked questions about the eastern border barrier fence The barrier fence improves the border surveillance and monitoring of territorial integrity on the eastern border. On this page, you will find answers to questions that are frequentl...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Climate action In 2023, the Finnish Border Guard purchased 14 operational vehicles and nine self-charging hybrid city cars as planned. The newly acquired vehicles will reduce carbon ...

The Finnish Border Guard plans to replace two obsolete patrol vessels and one that has already been decommissioned with two modern multi-purpose vessels between 2025 and 2026.

24.3.2026 | The Finnish Border Guard and a Finnish company, Sensofusion Oy, have agreed on delivery of an anti-drone system to the Finnish Border Guard.

25.6.2026 | The Finnish Border Guard’s drone response capability advances

The flight operations of the Finnish Border Guard begun in 1930. The aim was to make the work against smuggling more effective by involving aircraft in law enforcement work. Learn more from the virtual exhibition!

8.5.2026 | Finnish Border Guard launches new partnership with Elisa and Sensofusion for drone detection

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.

17.12.2025 | The Finnish Border Guard procures three new hovercraft. These new hovercraft will replace the current ones that will reach the end of their life cycle in the coming years. The vessels will ensure the Finnish Border Guard’s capability in the archipelago, especially during frost heaving.

26.2.2026 | Eastern border fence already covers more than one hundred kilometres of the border in Southeast Finland

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.

5.6.2024 | 1 (8) Operational Program for the Development of the Border Guard’s Anti-Corruption Activities During 2023–2025 1. Background The Border Guard’s operational anti-corruption program implements the decision on a national anti-corruption strategy and...

5.6.2024 | Press release by the Ministry of Transport and Communications, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom and the Finnish Border Guard:

7.12.2023 | The MVX program, which aims to procure two new multirole aircraft for the Finnish Border Guard, has decided to refine the tendering schedule. The new schedule aims to conclude a delivery contract during the summer of 2024.

27.6.2024 | The Finnish Border Guard's Dornier 228 surveillance aircraft are coming to the end of their life cycle. The aircraft will be replaced by two new multirole aircraft, the supplier of which has now been selected. The aircraft will be manufactured by Canadian Bombardier, and the system integration will be carried out by American Sierra Nevada Corporation.

2.5.2023 | ANNUAL REPORT Rajavartiolaitos | Finnish Border Guard 20 22 The Finnish Border Guard is a cooperative, internationally renowned expert in border management and maritime safety and security that increases the safety and security of people, the envi...

14.4.2023 | A parliamentary consensus on the construction of the eastern border barrier fence was achieved in 2022. The parliament granted a funding for the project and the construction commenced in February 2023. The border barrier fence improves our border surveillance and is a significant part of Finland’s ability to maintain a credible border security level. The barrier fence is a new and significant part of border control.