Karttimo’s border guard station, located in the village of Ruhtinansalmi in Suomussalmi municipality, was built in 1957 and partly renovated in 1984. Th e condition and the building technology no longer met current requirements. In addition, changes in border guard operations and organisation had also created a need for change in the operational facilities. Th e intention of the project was to improve the infrastructure of Karttimo’s border crossing point and its associated maintenance infrastructure. Th e project was to completely remodel the Karttimo border guard station and the associated border crossing point. 50 percent of the project funding was received from the European Regional Development fund and 50 percent from the Finnish Border Guard.