Press releases and news
Ministerial working group decides on COVID-19 booster doses
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9.11.2022 19.54
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
Ministerial working group on COVID-19 discusses current epidemiological situation and preparedness for autumn season
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16.8.2022 14.43
Finland donated COVID-19 vaccines to Nicaragua
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8.7.2022 9.30
Instructions of Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry concerning seasonal workers no longer in force
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1.7.2022 10.06
EU Digital COVID Certificates will be issued until 30 June 2023
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23.6.2022 13.18
Ministerial Working Group on COVID-19: Vaccination strategy and testing and tracing strategy are up to date
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22.6.2022 17.21
No restrictions on external border traffic as of 1 July
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20.6.2022 15.31
Restrictions on external border traffic extended until 30 June
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2.6.2022 15.09
Restrictions on external border traffic extended until 30 June
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2.6.2022 13.57
Situational picture and modelling group publishes its last report on COVID-19 epidemic for now
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2.6.2022 10.01
Government reaches agreement on second supplementary budget proposal for 2022
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20.5.2022 12.13
More than half of people aged 80 or over have received their fourth vaccine dose
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19.5.2022 10.01
More flexible EU state aid rules introduced during the COVID pandemic to end in phases
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13.5.2022 16.21
Restrictions on external border traffic extended until 5 June
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6.5.2022 10.34
Restrictions on external border traffic extended until 5 June
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5.5.2022 14.23
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
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine darkens economic outlook
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13.4.2022 11.02