The objective is for the border and customs stations on the Finnish side to possess the same operational level as the border and customs stations on the opposite sides of the Russian border that receive or have received at least partially funding via the Tacis CBC programme. Only efficiently operated border-crossing points can ensure that customs monitoring is rendered more effective and foster the flow of traffic and rationalize the activity of the authorities by eliminating overlapping operations.A key feature of the proposal is the equipping of the new Nuijamaa border and customs station to be built from 2003 to 2004 with modern equipment.Another focus is the improvement of the level of equipment at Imatra customs to that required by an international transport point, which is what the Imatra-Svetogorsk highway is becoming.