It is planned to install more effective border barriers at critical sections of the Russian border in Finland, The Frontier Post reports..

“This is an important decision to start construction on the eastern (Russian) border or in key areas to cover most of the border. For us, this is a massive change, so it requires top-level decision-making,” said Mark Turunen, commander of the North Karelia Border Guard in eastern Finland..

According to him, border barriers are planned to be built for high-risk areas and critical areas, such as checkpoints and areas near them..

Finland shares a 1340 km border with Russia. Currently, only a barbed wire fence separates the border between these countries..

“The existing fence plays no role in preventing the crossing.

Its main goal is to prevent pets from escaping across the border,” said Jukk-a, deputy commander of Finland's southeastern border guard, in an interview with public broadcaster YLE.

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Finnish Interior Minister Krista Mikkonen also commented on plans to install a new fence on the border with Russia.. She noted that according to the country's new security report, the construction of border barriers is part of Finland's operational preparations..

Recall that the number of supporters of Finland's accession to NATO among the Finns has grown to 65%.