The total cost of the project is estimated at approximately 380 million euros. They consist of the material and construction costs of the barrier fence, road and surveillance system.
A road will be built next to the fence, wetlands are crossed by pontoon road and geo net solutions, trees are removed and foundations for the fence are laid.
Camera posts and surveillance cameras are installed every 50 metres. Electricity and telecommunication cables are installed for the barrier fence and electricity and data connections are procured. In many places, the installation distances are long. Alternative power sources are installed in order to improve the disruption resilience. The data system used in processing alarm data will be renewed.
The barrier fence improves monitoring of territorial integrity as well as border surveillance during normal conditions. Possible violations of the territorial integrity will be detected more easily than in the current situation in the areas where the fence will be, and the fence prevents the person who is responsible for the violation from immediately entering deeper into Finland through terrain.