Current Issues
Regulation on EU Digital COVID Certificate to expire – certificates continue to be available in MyKanta
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21.6.2023 16.01
Stakeholders were consulted about negotiations on WHO pandemic treaty
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26.4.2023 14.08
Amendment to decree circulated for comments: COVID-19 no longer classified as generally hazardous communicable disease
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13.4.2023 15.16
Passengers arriving in Finland from China should be required to present proof of negative COVID-19 test
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30.1.2023 17.04
COVID-19 vaccine uptake to be accelerated through private healthcare
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20.12.2022 15.00
Proposal for amending Government Decree on Voluntary COVID-19 Vaccinations circulated for comments — Small children at risk of serious illness from COVID-19 could be vaccinated in future
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9.12.2022 10.38
Negotiations on future WHO pandemic treaty take place in Geneva this week
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5.12.2022 10.23
High number of COVID-19 cases imposes a burden on healthcare and social welfare
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27.10.2022 13.06
Future WHO pandemic treaty discussed in Helsinki
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30.9.2022 11.44
Finland donated COVID-19 vaccines to Nicaragua
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8.7.2022 9.30
EU Digital COVID Certificates will be issued until 30 June 2023
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23.6.2022 13.18
Situational picture and modelling group publishes its last report on COVID-19 epidemic for now
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2.6.2022 10.01
More than half of people aged 80 or over have received their fourth vaccine dose
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19.5.2022 10.01
Number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care declining
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5.5.2022 10.00
Less than half of those aged 80 or over with three vaccinations against COVID-19 have received fourth dose — Particularly older people require hospital care
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21.4.2022 10.01
Number of COVID-19 patients in hospital care remains high
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7.4.2022 10.00
European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides visits Finland to discuss assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian people, among others
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1.4.2022 10.00
COVID-19 vaccination certificates for people aged under 18 no longer subject to time limit after primary vaccination series when used for travel
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31.3.2022 10.26
Number of patients receiving hospital care due to COVID-19 remains high — focus on people’s own measures to prevent spread of infections
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24.3.2022 10.00
COVID-19 continues to circulate through population but vaccines provide effective protection against severe forms of disease
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10.3.2022 10.05
Number of patients receiving hospital care due to COVID-19 remains high
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3.3.2022 10.00
Restaurant restrictions to be lifted as of 1 March
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24.2.2022 13.22
Focus on supporting people’s own health security measures as epidemic continues and COVID-19 restrictions are eased
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24.2.2022 10.02
COVID-19 epidemic stabilising, need for hospital care still high
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17.2.2022 10.00
Restaurant restrictions eased — restrictions on use of COVID-19 passport extended
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11.2.2022 11.10
Strategy for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing updated to prevent spread of disease particularly among risk groups
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10.2.2022 16.19
COVID-19 situation remains essentially unchanged
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10.2.2022 10.00
Need for intensive care due to COVID-19 clearly declining in Finland
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3.2.2022 10.00
Nine-month acceptance period of EU COVID-19 vaccination certificates introduced for travel
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31.1.2022 9.30
Restrictions on use of COVID-19 passport extended – restaurant restrictions eased
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28.1.2022 15.20