“This is an important decision to start building fences on the eastern (Russian) border, either in key areas or to cover most of the border with them.
This is a massive change for us, so it requires decision-making at a higher level,” he said.
Border barriers are planned for high-risk areas and critical areas, for example, for border crossing points and the territory next to them, RIA Novosti writes.
The agency recalls that Finland's border with Russia is 1,340 km long and is accompanied by a barbed wire fence.
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö admits that the country's accession to NATO will have consequences, and Russia may "group or create new bases, troops, and weapons in the area."