Finland to receive 20 mln USD from EU for border surveillance enhancement


HELSINKI, March 20 (Xinhua) -- Finland will receive 17 million euros (about 20 million U.S. dollars) from the European Union (EU) to strengthen surveillance of its eastern border and the Gulf of Finland, the Finnish government said on Friday.

According to a press release issued by the Ministry of the Interior, the funding will help improve Finland's border monitoring capacity and its ability to maintain an up-to-date situational picture.

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