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Finland–Russia Border Barrier
The Finland–Russia border barrier (, ) is an under construction border barrier in Finland along the Finland–Russia border. The border barrier began to be built in response to the 2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine by the Marin Cabinet, and gained increased popularity due to the use of migrants in hybrid warfare by the Russian Federation. The border barrier is to be long, covering roughly 15% of the border. The construction of the border barrier began in Imatra on 28 February 2023, and construction is set to be complete in 2027 or 2028. The border barrier is to be built by the Finnish Border Guard, and the border barrier is to be equipped with razor wire and cameras. The border barrier is predicted to cost around 380 million euros. Gallery File:Finland-Russia border markers.jpg, Former border fence File:Gardina.jpg, Old electric border fence (C-175 "Gardina") on the former Soviet side. See also * Finland–Russia relations Relations between Finland and Russia have bee ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It borders Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of Bothnia to the west and the Gulf of Finland to the south, opposite Estonia. Finland has a population of 5.6 million. Its capital and largest city is Helsinki. The majority of the population are Finns, ethnic Finns. The official languages are Finnish language, Finnish and Swedish language, Swedish; 84.1 percent of the population speak the first as their mother tongue and 5.1 percent the latter. Finland's climate varies from humid continental climate, humid continental in the south to boreal climate, boreal in the north. The land cover is predominantly boreal forest biome, with List of lakes of Finland, more than 180,000 recorded lakes. Finland was first settled around 9000 BC after the Last Glacial Period, last Ice Age. During the Stone Age, various cultures emerged, distinguished by differen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
