8.6.2026 | EMSA aircraft supports maritime situational awareness during the summer

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Goals and results – Border control as security guarantee Border control guarantees internal security. In the changes in the Finnish safety environment, the focus of the Border Guard’...

ARESIBO The Finnish Border Guard is a partner in ARESIBO-project (2019-2022) that aims to develop and enhance situation awareness in border surveillance and make the best use of the new capabilities offered by the Augmented Reality technologies. C...

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...

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

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...

Projects ARESIBO ARESIBO aims to develop and enhance situation awareness in border surveillance and make the best use of the new capabilities offered by the Augmented Reality technologies. CISE The project is deploying the data services provided t...

Marine pollution response requires effective response equipment and preventative procedures.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Cooperation – Something old, something blue, something new The Border Guard is a part of the European Border and Coast Guard and participates in the execution of the European Union’s...

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...

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

Border control operations at the external borders of Finland are efficient and credible. The international operations of the Finnish Border Guard contribute to the safety and security of Finland and Europe.

International cooperation International cooperation is vital for Finland's border security. Bilateral and multilateral connections are maintained with EU Member States and third countries. The Finnish Border Guard takes part in selected internatio...

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...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Capability – Strategic projects proceed The Border Guard develops strategic capabilities in its projects. Furthermore, the aim is also to provide functional and safe facilities both ...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Cooperation – we are stronger together Cooperation of authorities, as well as international cooperation, share competence and work between the actors. Together we are also more effic...

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.

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

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 Life below water The efficiency of the monitoring of sea areas has been improved in many ways to reduce the load caused by the Finnish Border Guard’s operations and improve monitorin...