Finnish Border Guard

Finnish Border Guard
*Rajavartiolaitos* (Finnish)
*Gränsbevakningsväsendet* (Swedish)
Finnish Border Guard; Rajavartiolaitos (Finnish); Gränsbevakningsväsendet (Swedish)
	Emblem of the Finnish Border Guard
	Ship racing stripe
Abbreviation	FBG, RVL, GBV
Agency overview
Formed	21 March 1919
Employees	3,800 career personnel, mobilised strength 12,600
Jurisdictional structure
Operations jurisdiction	Finland
Specialist jurisdictions	Immigration; National border patrol, security, integrity; Coastal patrol, marine border protection, marine search and rescue;
Operational structure
Elected officer responsible	Minister of the Interior, Mari Rantanen;
Agency executives	Lieutenant general Pasi Kostamovaara, Chief of the Border Guard; Rear admiral Markku Hassinen, Deputy Chief of the Border Guard;
Child agencies	5 District Commands; 15 Battalions;
Website
	raja.fi/en/

The Finnish Border Guard (FBG, Finnish: Rajavartiolaitos, RVL; Swedish: Gränsbevakningsväsendet, GBV) is the agency responsible for enforcing the security of Finland's borders.