Construction of fencing section along Finland's eastern border is nearly complete in Lapland, while sections of fence along other parts of the border will be finished by next summer.

Axar.az informs, citing Yle, the fence is right at the edge of Finland's border zone, just a single metre away from the Russian side.

It's intended to curb Russia's use of instrumentalised migration, or state-sponsored hybrid influencing efforts.

The entire eastern frontier will not, however, be fenced due to the high cost. Roughly 200 kilometres of fencing will cost around 362 million euros.

This means one kilometre of the barriers costs an average of about 1.8 million euros.