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Finland will build fences on border with Russia
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HELSINKI, 02 May 2022, (TON): On critical sections of the Russian border in Finland, they plan to install more effective border barriers.
The commander of the Border Guard of the Northern Karelia Marko Turunen said “this is an important de-cision to start building fen-ces on the eastern (Russian) border, either in key areas or to cover most of the border with them. This is a massive change for us, so it requires decision-making at a higher level.”
According to him “border barriers are planned for high-risk areas and critical areas, such as border crossing points and areas near them.”
Finland has a common border with Russia that is 1,340 kilometers long. At present, the border between Finland and Russia is separated only by a barbed wire fence.
Jukka, deputy commander of the Southeast Finnish Border Guard, in an interview with public broadcaster YLE said “the existing fence does not play any role in preventing crossing the border.”
He said “its main purpose is to prevent pets from escaping across the border.”
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