{"id":2137115,"date":"2026-09-09T10:33:47","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:33:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2137115"},"modified":"2026-09-09T10:33:47","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T07:33:47","slug":"finland-completes-work-on-200km-fence-along-border-with-russia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2137115","title":{"rendered":"Finland completes work on 200km fence along border with Russia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/70\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_6be32d6d-66d1-5124-854a-5f37d670df70-9907068.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2924562-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2924562\" data-cid=\"9908118\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2924562-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" 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salary by $1.1 million\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article class=\"helper-site-row o-article-newsy\">\n<div class=\"helper-site-container o-article-newsy__container\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__main\">\n<header class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__header\">\n<nav aria-label=\"Breadcrumbs\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs\">\n<div id=\"adb-article-breadcrumb\" class=\"c-article-breadcrumbs__list\">\n<p>                          Europe<\/p>\n<p>                          Europe News<\/p><\/div>\n<\/nav>\n<h1 class=\"c-article-redesign-title\">\n                            Finland completes work on 200km fence along border with Russia<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\">\n<div class=\"js-playercontrols u-height-full u-position-absolute u-width-full\" data-translations=\"{&quot;error&quot;:&quot;This video 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         The pilot border fence during the media event of the Finnish Border Guard at the Finnish &#8211; Russian border in Imatra, Oct. 26, 2023.<br \/>\n                    <span class=\"u-color-white\">&#8211;\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__copyright\">Copyright\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"c-article-caption__credit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/i><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-copyright c-article-image-copyright--novideo\">\n      Copyright\u00a0AP Photo\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"h-grid o-article-newsy__main__body u-article-content\">\n<div class=\"o-article-newsy__contributors-publication-date\">\n<div class=\"c-article-contributors\">\n  By&amp;nbspSasha Vakulina\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-publication-date\" data-timestamp=\"1788950027\">\n         Published on<br \/>\n            <time datetime=\"2026-09-09 12:33:47 +02:00\">09\/09\/2026 &#8211; 12:33 GMT+2<\/time><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment 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loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The project was launched after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed Finland\u2019s security environment and prompted the country to abandon decades of military non-alignment and join NATO in April 2023.<\/p>\n<p>Later that year, more than 1,300 migrants without visas arrived at Finland\u2019s eastern border. Helsinki accused Moscow of \u201chybrid warfare\u201d by orchestrating the movement of third-country nationals towards the frontier, a charge the Kremlin denied.<\/p>\n<p>Finland shut its land border with Russia in late 2023. Apart from a brief reopening of two crossings that December, the frontier has remained closed ever since.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cToday, it is calm but tense, and we really don&#8217;t know about tomorrow,\u201d Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told reporters on Monday at a media event near the Nuijamaa border crossing in south-eastern Finland.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt can change really rapidly and that is why we need to be very prepared.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.6665\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/70\/68\/808x539_cmsv2_0f0ab883-d325-59ca-aca3-7bc46a2d0410-9907068.jpg\" alt=\"FILE - A view of a fence blocking the road to the closed empty Nuijamaa border station between Russia and Finland in Lappeenranta, Finland, Nov. 18, 2023. \"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">FILE &#8211; A view of a fence blocking the road to the closed empty Nuijamaa border station between Russia and Finland in Lappeenranta, Finland, Nov. 18, 2023. <\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The 4.5-metre-high fence has been built in sections and is equipped with cameras and sensors.<\/p>\n<p>It covers 200 kilometres of Finland\u2019s 1,340-kilometre frontier with Russia, with most of the barrier concentrated in the southeast.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is one part of our border security and it is helping us for surveillance, but also keeping people out of Finnish territory if needed,\u201d Rantanen said.<\/p>\n<p>The new fence cost \u20ac356 million, with an estimated \u20ac2-3 million in annual maintenance costs, according to Finnish border authorities.<\/p>\n<p>Despite rapid advances in drone technology, a physical barrier was still \u201cviewed as the best solution for crowd control,\u201d Border Guard project manager Erkki Matilainen said.<\/p>\n<p>Rantanen said the fence could be extended further and called for greater EU financial support for countries along the bloc\u2019s eastern frontier.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat we particularly need is EU funding for eastern member states so that projects like this can be financed,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"widget widget--type-image widget--size-fullwidth widget--animation-fade-in widget--align-center\" data-ratio=\"0.672\">\n<div class=\"widget__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"widget__ratio widget__ratio--auto\">\n<div class=\"widget__contents\">\n<figure class=\"widget__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"widgetImage__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/70\/68\/808x542_cmsv2_008664e9-62ef-5606-b753-664e0ac17e66-9907068.jpg\" alt=\"A view of additional fences crossing the lanes at the Nuijamaa border crossing station, in Lappeenranta, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023\"><figcaption class=\"widget__caption\"><span class=\"widget__captionWrap\"><span class=\"widget__captionText\">A view of additional fences crossing the lanes at the Nuijamaa border crossing station, in Lappeenranta, Finland, Saturday, Nov. 18, 2023<\/span><span class=\"widget__captionCredit\">AP Photo<\/span><\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Last week, Helsinki proposed extending its Border Security Act until the end of 2028. <\/p>\n<p>The legislation allows Finland, under exceptional circumstances, to restrict the reception of asylum applications in limited areas of the border when its sovereignty or national security is deemed to be under threat.<\/p>\n<p>The law has proved controversial, with legal experts warning that it risks breaching Finland\u2019s international human rights obligations and EU law.<\/p>\n<p>Similar barriers have been built elsewhere along NATO and the EU\u2019s eastern flank, as countries bordering Russia and Belarus strengthen their frontiers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>                                  Go to accessibility shortcuts<\/p>\n<div class=\"c-article-share-comment u-align-items-center u-display-flex\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__links u-align-items-center u-display-flex u-justify-content-center js-c-article-share-comment-share\"><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Share<\/span><\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label\">Comments<\/span><span class=\"c-article-share-comment__label c-article-share-comment__label--always\">Add Euronews on Google<\/span><\/div>\n<div id=\"adb-article-you-might-also-like\" class=\"perf-cv-auto c-article-you-might-also-like\">\n<h2 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<\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"articleBody\" data-key=\"articleBody\">Finland completed a 200-kilometre security fence along its border with Russia, strengthening NATO\u2019s longest frontier with a country&#8217;s accused of intensified hybrid attacks on Europe.The project was launched after Russia\u2019s full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed Finland\u2019s security environment and prompted the country to abandon decades of military non-alignment and join NATO in April 2023.Later that year, more than 1,300 migrants without visas arrived at Finland\u2019s eastern border. Helsinki accused Moscow of \u201chybrid warfare\u201d by orchestrating the movement of third-country nationals towards the frontier, a charge the Kremlin denied.Finland shut its land border with Russia in late 2023. Apart from a brief reopening of two crossings that December, the frontier has remained closed ever since.\u201cToday, it is calm but tense, and we really don&#8217;t know about tomorrow,\u201d Interior Minister Mari Rantanen told reporters on Monday at a media event near the Nuijamaa border crossing in south-eastern Finland.\u201cIt can change really rapidly and that is why we need to be very prepared.\u201dThe 4.5-metre-high fence has been built in sections and is equipped with cameras and sensors.It covers 200 kilometres of Finland\u2019s 1,340-kilometre frontier with Russia, with most of the barrier concentrated in the southeast.\u201cThis is one part of our border security and it is helping us for surveillance, but also keeping people out of Finnish territory if needed,\u201d Rantanen said.The new fence cost \u20ac356 million, with an estimated \u20ac2-3 million in annual maintenance costs, according to Finnish border authorities.Despite rapid advances in drone technology, a physical barrier was still \u201cviewed as the best solution for crowd control,\u201d Border Guard project manager Erkki Matilainen said.Rantanen said the fence could be extended further and called for greater EU financial support for countries along the bloc\u2019s eastern frontier.\u201cWhat we particularly need is EU funding for eastern member states so that projects like this can be financed,\u201d she said.Last week, Helsinki proposed extending its Border Security Act until the end of 2028.The legislation allows Finland, under exceptional circumstances, to restrict the reception of asylum applications in limited areas of the border when its sovereignty or national security is deemed to be under threat.The law has proved controversial, with legal experts warning that it risks breaching Finland\u2019s international human rights obligations and EU law.Similar barriers have been built elsewhere along NATO and the EU\u2019s eastern flank, as countries bordering Russia and Belarus strengthen their frontiers.<\/div>\n<p>[analyse_source url=&#8221;https:\/\/www.euronews.com\/my-europe\/2026\/09\/09\/finland-completes-work-on-200km-fence-along-border-with-russia&#8221;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/90\/70\/68\/1200x675_cmsv2_6be32d6d-66d1-5124-854a-5f37d670df70-9907068.jpg&#8221;] Europe News Timeline: How a Russian drone nearly hit Zelenskyy&#8217;s plane in Moldova Europe Today Tighter EU investment rules targeting China are &#8216;fair&#8217;, says expert Earth News Spain just sweltered through its hottest summer on record Europe News Singapore Prime Minister increases his salary by $1.1 million Europe News Timeline: How a [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[90],"tags":[226,36],"class_list":["post-2137115","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-international","tag-crawlmanager","tag-euronews-com"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137115","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2137115"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2137115\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2137115"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2137115"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2137115"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}