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Finland amends law to bolster Russia border fence
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HELSINKI, 08 July 2022, (TON): Finnish parliament passed legislation to build stronger fences on its border with Russia, as the country seeks to join NATO following Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.
Finland reversed decades of military non-alignment by seeking membership in the military alliance in May, formally starting the process to join this week.
Fearing that Moscow could use migrants to exert political pressure, the new amendments to Border Guard Act facilitate the construction of sturdier fences on the Nordic country’s 1,300-kilometer eastern border with Russia.
Anne Ihanus, a senior adviser at the interior ministry, said “the aim of the law is to improve the operational capacity of the border guard in responding to the hybrid threats.”
She added “the war in Ukraine has contributed to the urgency of the matter.”
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