The border crossing site was located on the old road between Elvenes in Sør-Varanger Municipality, Finnmark county, Norway and Borisoglebsky in Murmansk Oblast, Russia.

There was some traffic via Skafferhullet during the construction of the Boris Gleb hydroelectric station from 1958 to 1963.

When the construction period was over, the guardhouses were removed, and a solid fence set up.

[4] In the summer of 1965, the border was open for Scandinavian tourists, who were allowed to visit a heavily guarded area around Borisoglebsky.

Due to some issues (like alcohol smuggling) that summer, Norwegian authorities refused to participate again, so the border was kept closed in 1966 and the following years.