Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 123-mile border it shares with Russia, a move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland.

Norway is considering building fencing along the country's border with Russia amid ongoing concerns over migrant crossings, Norway's Justice Minister Emily Anger Mel said in an interview with Norway's NRK media outlet.

A fence at Norway's border with Russia could serve as a deterrent, it is suggested. Finland has already started construction

The Storskog border station is currently surrounded by a 200-metre-long and 3.5-metre-high fence erected in 2016 after about 5000 migrants and asylum-seekers had crossed over from Russia to Norway a year earlier. Norway, a country of 5.6 million, is a NATO member but is not part of the European Union.

The Norwegian government is considering building a fence along the border with Russia to improve the security situation in the country. The fence should help in the event of a refugee flow from Russia to Norway.

Should the security situation in the delicate Arctic area worsen, the Norwegian government is ready to close the border on short notice

Norway may put a fence along part or all of the 198-kilometer border it shares with Russia, a minister said, a move inspired by a similar project in its Nordic neighbor Finland. “A border fence is very interesting,

The Finnish government was prompted to close all crossing points from Russia to Finland in late 2023 after more than 1,300 third-country migrants without proper documentation or visas — an unusually high number — entered the country in three months,

According to Norwegian media, Norway does not rule out building a fence on its border with Russia. However, there are fears that the Kremlin may be controlling migration. According to Norwegian NRK, the fence aims to stop the potential influx of refugees from Russia to Norway.