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Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency

Project Manager

Jyri Mustonen

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Development projects for border crossing points

Road project Railway project Completed Kymenlaakso South Karelia Kainuu Lapland

The Finnish Transport Infrastructure Agency acted as a coordinator in six infrastructure development projects at the border crossing points of Raja-Jooseppi, Vartius, Parikkala, Imatra, Vainikkala and Vaalimaa funded jointly by the European Union and Finland. The projects were implemented between 2019 and 2023.

Finland's and EU's flags in the Vartius border crossing point in August 2021.

The Kolarctic CBC, the Karelia CBC and the Southeast Finland – Russia CBC are cross-border cooperation programmes aimed at increasing the appeal of the involved regions and developing project activities at EU’s external borders. The programmes are funded by the European Union and Finland.

The FTIA acted as the coordinator in a group of partners committed in the projects, other members being the Customs, the Finnish Boarder Guard, the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority, Senate Properties, the regional ELY Centres (Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment) and Fintraffic. The projects were part of the European Neighbourhood Instrument Cross-Border Cooperation (ENI CBC) programme.
 

Map of Finland with border crossing points development projects and their budgets.

Part of the European Union's external border cooperation programme

The European Union has a total of 15 external border cooperation programmes, seven of which are being implemented at the EU-Russia border. Three of the European Neighbourhood Instrument for Cross-Border Cooperation (ENI CBC) programmes are being implemented at the border between Finland and Russia:

The main strategic objectives of the ENI CBC cooperation are

  • Supporting economic and social development in border regions
  • Addressing common challenges (e.g. environmental issues, health, combating crime);
  • Safeguarding and promoting the mobility of people, goods and capital and improving both people-to-people connections and models for joint action.