Maria Guzenina· S&D

Nuanced

Finland shares a 1,300 kilometre border with Russia

Omissions

• The precise official border length is 1,340-1,344 km according to multiple sources, making the 1,300 km figure a rounded approximation that understates the actual length by approximately 40 km (about 3%).

Sources

• SecondaryReutersThe border's total 1,344 km (835 mile) length
• SecondaryCarnegie Endowment for International PeaceAt 1,343 kilometers, the Finnish-Russian border is well established and precisely demarcated
• SecondaryVoice of AmericaThe border stretches 1,340 kilometers from the Baltic Sea to the Arctic