INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
Moscow's invasion of Ukraine began in late February."In this situation, we have every reason to reconsider our arrangements," Brigadier
General Jari Tolppanen of the Finnish Border Guard agency told AFP.Some 200 kilometers of the 1,300-kilometre border would be fenced at a
cost of around 380 million euros ($394 million), the border agency said.The fence will be over three meters tall with barbed wire at the
top, with particularly sensitive areas being equipped with night vision cameras, lights, and loudspeakers, project manager Ismo Kurki
will be built at the Imatra border crossing in March 2023.Based on that experience, the second phase will see the construction of a further
70 kilometers of fence in areas near border crossings, starting in late 2023.The government has already earmarked in its budget six million
euros for the pilot scheme and 139 million for the second phase.A final phase is planned for completion in 2025 or 2026, Tolppanen
past, Tolppanen said, he noted that the war in Ukraine had changed the security situation "fundamentally."The amendments to the law make it
secured primarily by light wooden fences, mainly designed to stop livestock from wandering to the wrong side.Estonia, Latvia and Poland have
Vladimir Putin ordered the mobilization of reservists to fight in Ukraine, causing Helsinki to severely restrict entry for Russian citizens.
