Press releases about Coronavirus

More healthcare professionals to be allowed to administer vaccinesLink to an external website

Press release 25.4.2024 13.56

New Pandemic Preparedness Plan takes account of experiences during COVID-19 eraLink to an external website

Press release 12.4.2024 12.33

Workshop participants hope to see Communicable Diseases Act treat different sectors on more equal termsLink to an external website

News item 21.12.2023 14.00

Regulation on EU Digital COVID Certificate to expire – certificates continue to be available in MyKantaLink to an external website

Press release 21.6.2023 16.01

Stakeholders were consulted about negotiations on WHO pandemic treatyLink to an external website

Press release 26.4.2023 14.08

Amendment to decree circulated for comments: COVID-19 no longer classified as generally hazardous communicable diseaseLink to an external website

Press release 13.4.2023 15.16

Passengers arriving in Finland from China should be required to present proof of negative COVID-19 testLink to an external website

Press release 30.1.2023 17.04

COVID-19 vaccine uptake to be accelerated through private healthcareLink to an external website

Press release 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 futureLink to an external website

Press release 9.12.2022 10.38

Negotiations on future WHO pandemic treaty take place in Geneva this weekLink to an external website

News item 5.12.2022 10.23

High number of COVID-19 cases imposes a burden on healthcare and social welfareLink to an external website

Press release 27.10.2022 13.06

Future WHO pandemic treaty discussed in HelsinkiLink to an external website

News item 30.9.2022 11.44

Finland donated COVID-19 vaccines to NicaraguaLink to an external website

Press release 8.7.2022 9.30

EU Digital COVID Certificates will be issued until 30 June 2023Link to an external website

Press release 23.6.2022 13.18

Situational picture and modelling group publishes its last report on COVID-19 epidemic for nowLink to an external website

Press release 2.6.2022 10.01

More than half of people aged 80 or over have received their fourth vaccine doseLink to an external website

Press release 19.5.2022 10.01

Number of COVID-19 patients requiring hospital care decliningLink to an external website

Press release 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 careLink to an external website

Press release 21.4.2022 10.01

Number of COVID-19 patients in hospital care remains high Link to an external website

Press release 7.4.2022 10.00

European Commissioner Stella Kyriakides visits Finland to discuss assistance to Ukraine and Ukrainian people, among othersLink to an external website

Press release 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 travelLink to an external website

Press release 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 infectionsLink to an external website

Press release 24.3.2022 10.00

COVID-19 continues to circulate through population but vaccines provide effective protection against severe forms of diseaseLink to an external website

Press release 10.3.2022 10.05

Number of patients receiving hospital care due to COVID-19 remains highLink to an external website

Press release 3.3.2022 10.00

Restaurant restrictions to be lifted as of 1 MarchLink to an external website

Press release 24.2.2022 13.22

Focus on supporting people’s own health security measures as epidemic continues and COVID-19 restrictions are easedLink to an external website

Press release 24.2.2022 10.02

COVID-19 epidemic stabilising, need for hospital care still highLink to an external website

Press release 17.2.2022 10.00

Restaurant restrictions eased — restrictions on use of COVID-19 passport extendedLink to an external website

Press release 11.2.2022 11.10

Strategy for COVID-19 testing and contact tracing updated to prevent spread of disease particularly among risk groupsLink to an external website

Press release 10.2.2022 16.19

COVID-19 situation remains essentially unchangedLink to an external website

Press release 10.2.2022 10.00

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