Finland is ramping up border monitoring with Russia in response to increased military activity by the Kremlin. Defense Minister Antti Häkkänen emphasizes that Helsinki is ready for all scenarios. What do you need to know?

Russia has been increasing its military presence near the more than 1,300-kilometre border it shares with Finland, prompting concern in European capitals over Russia’s future plans. For its part,

Finland has completed the first 35 kilometres of a planned 200-kilometre high-security fence along its eastern border with Russia, the Finnish Border Guard said on Wednesday, as the country presses forward with efforts to curb irregular migration it believes has been deliberately channelled by Moscow.