This post is part of our Boring series, where one Tuesdays we sometimes post analyses on signs we did not find particularly interesting. The idea is to offset personal biases.
This is wooden fence in a small-ish neighborhood in Espoo, Finland. A fence classically signals to the viewer, that someone does not wish people to enter (through here). It is not very tall, and an adult with average physique could probably scale it without too much trouble. It probably also serves as a privacy screen, and it could hinder larger dogs from escaping the yard. This fence also physically indexes the boundary of the public road and the personal yard of the house or housing community behind it.
The sign vessel, i.e. the fence itself, is relatively well kept though we see some paint chipping, and a few branches of the bush growing through the fence. We get the feeling that the owner of the fence does not feel a strong need for constant upkeep, implying that the fence rarely gets damaged from e.g. climbers, nor are there any issues that would need addressing through signaling restrictions through a more intimidating fence.