Finland completes 200km border barrier with Russia
Finland has completed the construction of a 200-kilometer fence on its border with Russia.
Consensus
- Finland has completed the construction of a 2,000-kilometer barrier on its border with Russia.
- The barrier is 200 kilometers long and 4.5 meters high.
- The project began in March 2023 and was completed ahead of schedule.
- The barrier includes surveillance systems, lighting, loudspeakers, and patrol roads.
- Finland has closed all land border crossings with Russia since December 2023.
- The Finnish government cites security concerns and alleged Russian hybrid operations as reasons for the barrier.
- The cost of the project is estimated at around €380 million.
- The Finnish Ministry of the Interior has indicated that additional sections may be needed in the future.
- Finland plans to keep the border closed until at least the end of 2028.
Points of divergence
- The height of the barrier is 4.5 meters. — tg_dwglavnoe
- The height of the barrier is 4.4 meters. — interfax
- The total cost of the project is 356 million euros. — tg_moscowtimes_ru
- The total cost of the project is approximately 380 million euros. — tvrain
- The total cost of the project is approximately 356 million euros. — tg_tvrain
- The total cost of the project is approximately €380 million. — tg_echoonline_news
- The barrier is part of Finland's responsibility for Schengen external border security. — interfax
- Finland closed the border with Russia on December 15, 2023. — fontanka
- Finland plans to extend border closure until December 31, 2028. — vedomosti
- Finland plans to extend the border closure until the end of 2028. — tvrain
- Finland plans to extend the border closure until December 31. — tg_tvrain
- The barrier is intended to prevent illegal crossings and 'instrumentalized migration'. — interfax
Coverage (17 sources)
- Finland completed the fence on the border with Russia. Its length is 200 kilometers, height is 4.5 meters. Here is how the barrier looks... — DW Главное
- Finland completed construction of a two-hundred-kilometer fence on the border with the Russian Federation — Интерфакс
- Finland built a fence on the border with Russia for 356 million euros — The Moscow Times
- Half a century behind a fence. How Finland protected itself from Russia and what it wants next — Фонтанка
- Finland completed construction of barriers on the border with Russia — Ведомости
- Finland completed a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia — Дождь
- Finland completed a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia — Дождь (Telegram)
- Finland completed construction of fence on border with Russia — ЭХО / Новости
- Border Guard of Finland completed construction of 200-kilometer barrier along border with Russia — Радио Свобода
- Finland completed a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia — Коммерсантъ
- Finland completed construction of 200 kilometers of barriers on the border with Russia — The Insider
- In Finland, thoughts are turning on continuing construction of the fence on the border with Russia. — РИА Новости (Telegram)
- Finns completed fence on border with Russia for 356 million euros — Вести
- One fence is not enough. Finnish authorities are considering creating new barriers on the border with the Russian Federation — Фонтанка
- Finland completed a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia — Вечерняя Москва
- Finland completed a 200-kilometer fence on the border with Russia — Meduza
- Four years and 356 million euros. Finland completed the fence on the border with Russia — Фонтанка
Key entities
- Finland
- Russia
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- Mari Rantanen
- Moscow
- Nuyamaa
- Border Service
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- Fontanka
- SVO
- Gulf of Finland
- Schengen zone
- Helsinki
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