The FSB Tightens Control on the Border with Finland

At the Shuya checkpoint, drivers were required to stop at the request of border guards and present documents.

In Karelia, checks at the Shuya checkpoint, located about 110 km from the Russia–Finland border, were intensified. Movement is controlled in both directions. This is reported by TMT.

The Suoyarvsky district administration warned drivers about the need to stop at the request of border service officers of the FSB and to have documents with them. For violations, a fine of up to 7 thousand rubles or arrest for up to 15 days is provided.

The barriers at the post are closed and are raised only after the cars are inspected.

Checks were intensified again in August

According to an eyewitness cited by Astra, the FSB began to tighten the pass regime at the Karelia border checkpoints in August. Border guards checked documents, photographed tourists' passports, clarified their places of residence, and also recorded transport operators’ and guesthouse contacts.

Ahead of time, the FSB also imposed a curfew in the Kingiseppsky and Slantsky districts of the Leningrad region near the Estonian border. The restrictions will be in place until 26 September.

In May 2026 year, the head of the FSB Border Service, Vladimir Kulishev, accused Estonia and Finland of violating border agreements with Russia and stated that there were increasing "provocative actions" from their side.

Meanwhile, Estonia's Prime Minister Krista-Miahal stated that the country’s authorities are ready to immediately close the border with Russia if Russia's mobilization announcement leads to a change in threat assessment.

Finland has erected 200 km of barriers on the border with Russia.

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