Personnel

The Finnish Border Guard has reliable and competent personnel who have excellent cooperation skills. The Finnish Border Guard is an attractive place to work. The staff are motivated and thrive at work.

The Finnish Border Guard will ensure that it has sufficient personnel resources to respond to changes in the security situation and the growing international obligations. The Finnish Border Guard will recruit more personnel.

Competence of the personnel corresponds to the multi-sectoral tasks of the Finnish Border Guard and the increasingly challenging security environment. Personnel competence will be efficiently yet cost-effectively developed. Diverse learning environments and other means of developing competence will be open-mindedly utilised. Particular attention will be paid to technical competence as surveillance technology and the Finnish Border Guard’s powers evolve.

Basic and further training of the Finnish Border Guard’s personnel takes place at the Border and Coast Guard Academy. The Border and Coast Guard Academy cooperates with authorities and other educational institutions, both in Finland and internationally.

Recruitment and well-being at work are supported by offering high-class terms of employment, motivating remuneration and systematic action to promote equality and non-discrimination at work. Tools and administrative processes will remain efficient, clear and modern. A safe operational culture will be developed and promoted in all tasks.