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The Finnish government announced on Friday that it will relax the travel restrictions it has previously introduced to curb the spread of the coronavirus epidemic.
According to this, as of September 19, citizens of countries with a maximum of 25 new infections per 100,000 people in an average of two weeks can enter Finland without a two-week segregation. The upper limit is currently eight cases per 100,000 inhabitants.
If their infection rate remains below the new upper limit, citizens of Iceland, Norway, Poland, Sweden, Germany and Cyprus can enter Finland without having to isolate themselves for two weeks. Tourists from EU Member States and Schengen countries can enter Finland without isolation or coronavirus testing if they report more than 25 new cases per 100,000 inhabitants in their country of origin in two weeks, provided that their stay does not exceed the 72 hours. Finland, for its part, is imposing restrictions on, among others, France, Italy, Belgium, Spain, Austria, Greece and Hungary.
Finnish Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo and Transport Minister Timo Harakka said opening up to tourists from neighboring Sweden is important for Finland’s economy, transport and tourism.
Those from Estonia, Lithuania, Latvia and Slovakia are also exempted from segregation based on current infection rates. A tourist from a country with a higher infection rate may voluntarily request a coronavirus test at an airport or other port or isolate himself from a doctor, the government said. Finnish citizens of these countries can avoid voluntary quarantine by being tested for coronavirus upon arrival and tested again within 72 hours.
Finland has eased travel restrictions in several European countries since mid-July.
(MTI)
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