The Finnish Border Guard has selected a consortium of Patria and Solita to develop user-friendly applications for a new operational security information system.
The procurement is valued between 5 and 10 million euros ($5.15 to $10.3 million).
The agreement involves updating the country’s operational information system for border security.
The system will integrate intelligence data from several Finnish Border Guard projects, including information gathered from new surveillance aircraft and patrol vessels, which will be procured for the border guard’s fleets in the future.
End-users from the Finnish border authorities will actively participate in evaluating the system to ensure it meets the specifications to address regional security.
The project “strengthens Patria’s position as a provider of comprehensive security and a supplier of key safety-critical management systems,” said Jussi Järvinen, Executive Vice President of Patria’s Finland Division.
Boosting Security
Amid the outbreak of the Russia-Ukraine war in 2022, Scandinavian countries heightened their alert to protect their borders.
Concerns over proximity to Moscow led historically neutral states like Sweden and Finland to join NATO.
Finland’s 1,343-kilometer (834-mile) border with Russia significantly expanded NATO’s frontier when Helsinki joined the alliance in 2023.
In recent months, tensions have increased along NATO’s underwater border areas.
Last month, several telecom and power cables were severed in the Baltic Sea, with Finnish and other European officials suspecting Russia of sabotage.
