The whole eastern border is closed between 15 December 2023 20:00 and 14 January 2024.

All recreational craft that can with justified cause be assumed to have crossed the external Schengen border may always be subjected to a border check.

Crime prevention is one of the core functions of the Finnish Border Guard. We ensure Finland's internal security in the Border Guard's crime prevention.

Check your boat’s equipment and seaworthiness. Also include extra fuel. Make sure your communication equipment is working.

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,...

Border checks of pleasure craft in the Saimaa Canal All leisure boating through the Saimaa Canal is regarded as traffic across the EU’s external borders in respect of border inspections. Finnish entry/exit checks on all pleasure craft passing thro...

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.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Crime prevention Crime prevention activities focus on the external border of the Schengen area. The Finnish Border Guard seeks to prevent, expose and investigate severe cross-border ...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Maritime environmental protection The Baltic Sea has traffic volumes that are among the highest worldwide and the risk of a major vessel oil or chemical accident is constantly presen...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Strategy - changing operating environment requires resources and competence The changed operating environment requires even more resources, knowledge and competence. The lines betwee...

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

A carrier must ensure that any alien whom it brings into Finland must hold the travel document required for entry into the country, as well as any required visa or residence permit.

Can I come with my family to a summer cottage which I own in Finland? Questions and answers regarding restrictions on the entry of Russian nationals.

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...

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

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. 

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!

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

10.6.2025 | GPS-häiriöt vesialueilla lisääntyneet – veneilijä, muista perinteiset navigointitaidot ja päällikön vastuu

9.2.2023 | Boating is a popular pastime, and there are always plenty of new enthusiasts on the waters as well. In recognition of this, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, the police, the Finnish Border Guard and the Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency would like to remind all boaters of the importance of proper preparation.