
AI-generated summary
Finland began constructing the border fence in 2024 amid increased security concerns related to its eastern border with Russia. The project includes physical barriers, roads, and surveillance technology.
STOCKHOLM, September 7. /TASS/. Finland has completed the construction of a 200-kilometer-long fence on the border with Russia, the Finnish Border Guard reported.
The project launched in 2024 cost an estimated €365 million, according to the border guard of the Nordic country. Finland spent the last two years building a 4.5-meter-high fence and accompanying road network. A technical surveillance system has also been installed. The construction involved hundreds of Finnish companies, with up to 600 people and 150 machines working at the construction sites on a daily basis.
"The border fence also furthers effective border surveillance, situational awareness and mobility of our patrols," the Finnish Border Guard quoted its chief, Markku Hassinen, as saying in a press release.
AI outlook — possibilities, not facts
Russia will increase monitoring of Finnish border activities in response to the completed fence.
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