The Finland–Russia border barrier (, ) is an under construction

border barrier A border barrier, border fence or border wall is a separation barrier that runs along or near an international border. Such barriers are typically constructed for border control purposes such as curbing illegal immigration, human trafficking, a ...

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, ...

along the

Finland–Russia border The international border between Finland and Russia is long and runs approximately north to south, mostly through taiga forests and sparsely populated rural areas. It does not follow any natural landmarks, such as mountains or rivers. It i ...

. The border barrier began to be built in response to the

2022 Russian Invasion of Ukraine On 24 February 2022, , starting the largest and deadliest war in Europe since World War II, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, conflict between the two countries which began in 2014. The fighting has caused hundreds of thou ...

by the Marin Cabinet, and gained increased popularity due to the use of migrants in hybrid warfare by the

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. The border barrier is to be long, covering roughly 15% of the border. The construction of the border barrier began in

Imatra Imatra is a city in Finland, located in the southeastern interior of the country. Imatra is located in the region of South Karelia, on Saima, Lake Saimaa and the River Vuoksi. The population of Imatra is approximately , while the Imatra sub-regi ...

on 28 February 2023, and construction is set to be complete in 2027 or 2028. The border barrier is to be built by the

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, and the border barrier is to be equipped with razor wire and cameras. The border barrier is predicted to cost around 380 million euros.

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File:Finland-Russia border markers.jpg, Former border fence File:Gardina.jpg, Old electric border fence (C-175 "Gardina") on the former Soviet side.

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