Finnish Border Guard

A major line of contact between Russia and the European Union is the 1, 324 kilometer long border between eastern Finland and Russia.  Security for this border, along with the remaining land borders and territorial waters of Finland, together with customs and passport control, all fall within the responsibility of the Finnish Border Guard.  Their job is not merely geographically challenging, it is really complex. But these responsibilities have been addressed in classic Finnish fashion with a tremendously effective and sophisticated technical surveillance system suitable for the demanding physical conditions and distances of the Finnish border.  This is such an important and well accomplished responsibility that it really has many best of class components and design element from which the U.S. border operations could benefit.