EU programming period 2021-2027
During the programming period 2021-2027, Finnish Customs endeavours to use, as far as possible, the following international sources of funding: the instrument for financial support for customs control equipment (CCEI), the Internal Security Funds of the EU (ISF and BMVI), the European Anti-fraud Office (EUAF) and Eurostat.
Customs Control Equipment Instrument, CCEI
The aim of the instrument for financial support is to protect the financial interests of the EU and its member states, strengthen security and protect the Union from unfair and illegal trade. The instrument for financial support also serves the purpose of facilitating legitimate business activities. The specific objective is to harmonise customs control tools and methods throughout the EU. This objective materialises by purchasing, maintaining and updating relevant, reliable, state-of-the-art customs control equipment.
The project consists of 17 customs offices on the eastern border, the ports of Helsinki and Helsinki Airport. In the project, old customs control equipment is replaced with new ones, the control technology is updated and completely new control instruments are acquired. The reforms will improve Customs' ability to carry out customs controls, detect crime and ensure the security of society.
Project schedule: 1.9.2022-31.8.2025
Granted funding: 16 807 402 € (80% of the budget)
The project involves acquiring new measuring equipment for the Customs Laboratory and pre-processing equipment related to the automation of analytics. Measuring equipment can be used to analyse and identify, for example, new illegal substances, counterfeit foods and pesticides. The pre-processing equipment enables an increase in capacity and improves the analytical reliability of investigations into illegal imports.
Project schedule: 1.9.2022–31.8.2025
Granted funding: 1 624 000 € (80% of the budget)
Hercule III programme of the European Anti-fraud Office (OLAF)
The aim of the programme was to limit the opportunities for fraud and irregularities in the EU territory. Funding under the programme focused on actions pertaining to analysis, storage and destruction of seized substances, vehicle recognition systems and control and detection equipment.
The instrument for financial support for police cooperation, preventing and combating crime, and crisis management (ISF-Police)
The instrument provided support for police cooperation and efforts to prevent and fight crime. The funding was concentrated on the fight against organised cross-border crime, terrorism, corruption, human trafficking and cybercrime. The support helped to improve the exchange of information and the access to information, and to promote protection of people and critical infrastructure.
Instrument for financial support for external borders and visa (ISF-Borders)
The aim of the instrument was to preserve the operational capacity of the border control authorities and to promote legal entry and prevent illegal entry. Actions funded under the instrument served to develop border control and contributed to the development of a European common integrated border management system in order to ensure a uniform and high-quality external border control and to facilitate legitimate travel across borders.
EU Cross Border Cooperation programmes (European Neighbourhood Instrument – Cross Border Co-operation, ENI-CBC)
In the period from 2014 to 2020, three EU Cross Border Cooperation programmes (ENI-CBC) were carried out on the Finland-Russia border: Kolarctic, Karelia and South-East Finland-Russia. The joint priorities of all the programmes were business development, environmental protection, border management and border security.
Cross-border cooperation aimed to support social and economic development along EU’s external borders, to provide a response to joint challenges in such areas as the environment, health and crime and to facilitate the movement of people, goods and capital.