20.3.2026 | Gränsbevakningsväsendets 107:e årsdag firas i år med värdighet i arbetets tecken. Vid sidan av arbetet firas de som befordrats och belönats på årsdagens tillställningar som ordnas för personalen.

26.1.2024 | Finnairs kunder kommer att kunna testa det digitala resedokumentet (DTC) vid gränskontrollen på Helsingfors-Vanda flygplats på 22 Finnairs rutter istället för de tidigare tre. Testperioden pågår till slutet av mars 2024.

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

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Border checks The Finnish Border Guard conducts border checks on border crossing traffic at the external borders of the Schengen area. Border checks refer to checks performed for the...

The Gulf of Finland Coast Guard District’s area of responsibility extends from Hanko to the eastern Gulf of Finland and the maritime border between Finland and Russia. It is also responsible for border security duties at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport.

In the pilot project, a digital travel document was tested in a real border control situation.

When you go to the border control point at the airport, you should use automated border control. The automated gate can carry out a full border check in as little as 15 seconds.

EES Entry/Exit System The new Entry/Exit System (EES) was introduced in the EU on 12 October 2025. The Entry/Exit System (EES) is an IT-system by which the EU aims to improve management of its external borders and to strengthen its internal securi...

If you come to Finland from a country outside the Schengen Area or you depart Finland for a country outside the Schengen Area you must travel via a border crossing point.

Contact information Switchboard +358 295 420 000 Registry P.O. Box 3, 00131 HELSINKI [email protected] If your question concerns a particular Border or Coast Guard district, please inform us of this in your message. Finland’s eastern border is clo...

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...

Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English International cooperation In the changed security environment, the role of international cooperation has become increasingly important for the Finnish Border Guard. The focus is on b...

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...

20.3.2026 | Rajavartiolaitoksen 107. vuosipäivää vietetään arvokkaasti työn merkeissä. Työn ohessa juhlistetaan ylennettyjä sekä palkittuja henkilöstölle pidettävissä vuosipäivän tilaisuuksissa.

21.5.2021 | VUOSIKERTOMUS ÅRSBERÄTTELSE | ANNUAL REPORT Rajavartiolaitos | Gränsbevakningsväsendet | Finnish Border Guard 20 20 Rajavartiolaitos on yhteistyökykyinen, kansainvälisesti arvostettu rajaturvallisuuden ja merellisen turvallisuuden viranomainen, jo...

20.3.2026 | The Finnish Border Guard celebrates its anniversary with dignity while working. Promoted and rewarded colleagues are celebrated in anniversary celebrations arranged for the personnel.

15.12.2023 | DTC border control lines have been reopened for pilot use.

26.1.2024 | Finnair customers can now test the Digital Travel Credentials (DTC) at Helsinki Airport border control on 22 Finnair routes instead of the previous three. The trial period will run until the end of March 2024.

26.1.2024 | Finnairin asiakkaat voivat testata digitaalista matkustusasiakirjaa eli DTC:tä (Digital Travel Credentials) rajatarkastuksessa Helsinki-Vantaan lentoasemalla aiemman kolmen reitin sijasta 22:lla Finnairin reitillä. Testausaikaa on maaliskuun 2024 loppuun asti.

20.11.2023 | The Border Guard will temporarily suspend the DTC border control at Helsinki Airport for departing and arriving traffic from Monday 20.11.2023 due to the current situation at the Eastern border.