Helsinki fears Moscow could use migrant flows at the frontier for political purposes. Read more at straitstimes.com.
HELSINKI - Finland has begun construction of its planned 200km fence on the Russian border, the country’s border guard said on Tuesday, as Helsinki fears Moscow could use migrant flows at the frontier for political purposes.
The 3km pilot project at the southeastern border crossing in Imatra is expected to be completed by the end of June, it added. In total, Finland plans to fence 200km of its 1,300km border with Russia at a cost of around €380 million . At present, Finland’s borders are secured primarily by light wooden fences, mainly designed to stop livestock from wandering to the wrong side.
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