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...

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

13.3.2026 | In autumn 2025, the Finnish Border Guard initiated an assessment, in accordance with the Government programme, of the replacements of the current maritime search and rescue helicopters soon coming to the end of their life cycle. The project carries the name HVX project. This name follows the registration numbers of the current helicopters, which start with OH-HV. 

OILSAREX OILSAREX project develops exercise operation concept for maritime rescue and marine pollution response. The Finnish Border Guard is a leading maritime rescue authority and is responsible for marine pollution response. The Border Guard is ...

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

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

National Maritime Search and Rescue alarm number: + 358 294 1000.

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

OILART OILART project created an operational art concept for oil response in the Northern Baltic Sea. As from the beginning of 2019, the Ministry of the Interior has been responsible for responding to oil spill accidents at sea as well as coordina...

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...

The Finnish Border Guard is tasked with ensuring border security at the eastern border, border crossing points and at sea, as well as search and rescue at sea and maritime pollution response. Crime prevention is part of all of the Finnish Border Guard’s activities.

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!

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

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.

What we do The Finnish Border Guard operates on land, at sea and in the air. We ensure security in all conditions. Border surveillance The purpose of border surveillance is to maintain order and security at our borders and prevent and investigate ...

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...

The Finnish Border Guard has been responsible for the marine pollution response in the open sea since 2019.

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Border and maritime security Border surveillance The Border Guard managed to control the situation at the eastern border despite the disruption. The Border Guard allocated resources ...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Year in figures – key figures from 2024 Personnel Number of personnel: 3 020 man-years Job satisfaction 3.72 (previous survey 2022 3.66) Patrolling on land, at sea and in the air 320...

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.