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.

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...

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...

Marine pollution response requires effective response equipment and preventative procedures.

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.

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

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...

14.4.2026 | Maritime security and CISE information exchange

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...

Sustainability and responsibility report 2024 of the Finnish Border Guard

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.

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...

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...

2.5.2023 | ÅRSBERÄTTELSE Rajavartiolaitos | Gränsbevakningsväsendet 20 22 Gränsbevakningsväsendet är en samarbetskunnig, internationellt ansedd myndighet inom gränssäkerheten och den marina säkerheten, som ökar människornas, miljöns och statens säkerhet på e...

1.9.2025 | Baltic Sea countries enhance information exchange to manage security risks

5.7.2024 | SAFETY AND SECURITY IN ALL CIRCUMSTANCES STRATEGY OF THE FINNISH BORDER GUARD 2030 Cornerstones of the Finnish Border Guard include the competent staff who thrive in their work and are committed to the Finnish Border Guard values, the military org...