Finland strengthens new NATO border

Finland has begun construction of a high security fence along its 1,340km border with Russia, now NATO’s longest single stretch


EASTERN BORDER BARRIER FENCE 
Most of 130-260km-long fence to be located in south east Finland

Cost: € hundreds of millions 
Duration: 3-4 years 
Lifespan: 50 years (technical monitoring system 10 years)


NATO members
Potential member 
Key military bases:
Naval 
Air


ATLANTIC OCEAN
NORWAY 
DENMARK
North Sea
GERMANY
SWEDEN
FINLAND
ESTONIA 
LATVIA
Baltic Sea
POLAND
BELARUS
Murmansk
Imatra: 3km pilot fence, completion summer 2023
St. Petersburg
RUSSIA 
LITHUANIA 
Moscow

200km 125 miles


Sources: Bloomberg, Reuters
Picture: Finnish Border Guard
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