Finland completes work on 200km fence along border with Russia
- Published on 09/09/2026 - 12:33 GMT+2 Finland completed a 200-kilometre security fence along its border with Russia, strengthening NATO’s longest frontier with a country's accused of intensified hybrid attacks on Europe.
- The project was launched after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed Finland’s 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’s eastern border.
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- Published on 09/09/2026 - 12:33 GMT+2 Finland completed a 200-kilometre security fence along its border with Russia, strengthening NATO’s longest frontier with a country's accused of intensified hybrid attacks on Europe.
- The project was launched after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine transformed Finland’s 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’s eastern border.
Sources: Euronews