The Border Guard is responsible for border checks at border crossing points. Maritime search and rescue The Finnish Border Guard is the leading maritime search and rescue authority in Finland.

Finland has established border crossing points for entering and leaving the country. Passports and other travel documents At border control, the Finnish Border Guard checks your entitlement to enter and leave the country.

Feb 1, 2025 · The post and function of Deputy Chief of the Finnish Border Guard became vacant, when the current officeholder, Major General Matti Sarasmaa, was on 19 December 2024 appointed as Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Interior as from 1 February 2025.

Finnish Border Guard. Switchboard +358 295 420 000 [email protected] Maritime Search and Rescue emergency number, only in emergencies at sea +358 294 1000

Finnish Border Guard. Switchboard +358 295 420 000 [email protected] Maritime Search and Rescue emergency number, only in emergencies at sea +358 294 1000

The Finnish Border Guard is a professional, reliable and cooperative internal security professional operating under the Ministry of the Interior.

The Finnish Border Guard employs approximately 650 officers in various specialist, training and management positions. Read more about officer training (in Finnish). You can find the admission requirements and instructions for application on the National …

The new multi-purpose aircraft, which are more efficient, will significantly improve Finland's border security and the monitoring of territorial integrity. The Government has allocated funding to the Finnish Border Guard for the replacement of surveillance aircraft

The Lapland Border Guard District is responsible for border checks at the international border crossing points in Salla and Raja-Jooseppi and at the airports in Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Ivalo and Enontekiö.

These administrative units are the Border Guard Headquarters, the Southeast Finland, North Karelia, Kainuu and Lapland Border Guard Districts, Gulf of Finland and West Finland Coast Guard Districts, Air Patrol Squadron and Border and Coast Guard Academy.