The Finnish Border Guard said it is prepared to request more assistance from the European border control agency Frontex, if it is necessary.
Last month Finland requested assistance from the European Border and Coast Guard Agency, also known as Frontex, asking for 50 officers to help in border zone surveillance and other tasks.
Last week Finland closed the last of its crossing points at the eastern border due to the situation, tentatively until 13 December. The closure aims to defend the country from what has been described as a Russian hybrid attack that has allowed undocumented migrants from third countries to reach the Finnish border.
The Frontex staff arrived last week and are scheduled to remain in Finland until the end of January. The additional staff members also include document experts and interpreters, to help in the registration of eventual asylum seekers.
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On Thursday, Border Guard Major Ville Joskitt said that the Finnish agency was satisfied by how quickly the Frontex staff members arrived, noting that most of the visiting officers were in Finland for the first time.
If the situation at the border is prolonged or there is another development, Finland is prepared to ask for additional assistance from Frontex, according to Joskitt.
A few Frontex members have worked at Helsinki Airport since 2021, but it is a new development to have such a large number of the agency's workers in Finland at the same time, according to Joskitt.
He made the comments at a joint press briefing alongside Frontex media and public relations chief Piotr Świtalski on Thursday afternoon.
Świtalski characterised the agencies' cooperation as "excellent".
Started in 2004, Poland-based Frontex aims to help EU and Schengen-area countries protect their borders.
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