Source: European Union/Re-open EU
16.07.2021
What are the rules to enter this country from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate
The EU Digital Covid Certficate (EUDCC) is recognised as proof of full vaccination or recovery. Travellers that are allowed to enter from high-risk areas with proof of a negative Covid-19 test, must also take a new Covid-19 test within 72-120 hours (3-5 days) after arrival in Finland. The Finnish government specifies specific entry conditions per country.
Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements
Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Finland uses three main border traffic classifications: Border traffic returned to normal, Restriction category 1, and Restriction category 2.
The Finnish government lists the permitted travel per country as well as more general information.
Until 25 July, travellers may enter Finland from the EU and Schengen areas if the incidence rate in the country they are arriving from is below 25, or if they have proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have recovered from COVID-19 within the past six months. Travellers may enter Finland from other EU and Schengen countries for essential or work-related reasons.
After an entry check by the Border Guard, people arriving in Finland from high-risk countries will be directed to undergo a health check. All travellers over 16 years of age arriving in Finland must have proof of one of the following:
- full vaccination against COVID-19
- a negative COVID-19 test carried out up to 72 hours prior to arrival or a first vaccine dose received at least 2 weeks prior to arrival in the country
- in this case, a test is also required within 3–5 days of arrival - recovery from COVID-19 within the past six months
Certification needs to be in either English, Finnish, or Swedish. In the Sámi area, the certificate may also be in a Sámi language. A certified translation can also be used as a certificate. The certificate can also be an EU Digital Covid Certificate.
Those who arrive in Finland without proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recovery from COVID-19 must be tested as soon as they arrive in Finland and a second time within 3–5 days. The tests are free of charge. You should avoid contact with others while waiting for your test results.
People arriving from low-risk countries will not be directed to a health check at the point of entry and do not need to be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival.
An appointment for a Covid-19 test in advance can be made by using the FINENTRY service
Neglecting to undergo the required COVID-19 tests is a punishable offence.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is required for travellers arriving in Finland from high-risk countries that do not take the two Covid-19 tests, or that have positive test results.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
Documents you need to travel in Europe
Health cover for temporary stays
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate
The EU Digital Covid Certficate (EUDCC) is recognised as proof of full vaccination or recovery. Travellers that are allowed to enter from high-risk areas with proof of a negative Covid-19 test, must also take a new Covid-19 test within 72-120 hours (3-5 days) after arrival in Finland. The Finnish government specifies specific entry conditions per country.
Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements
Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Finland uses three main border traffic classifications: Border traffic returned to normal, Restriction category 1, and Restriction category 2.
The Finnish government lists the permitted travel per country as well as more general information.
Until 25 July, travellers may enter Finland from the EU and Schengen areas if the incidence rate in the country they are arriving from is below 25, or if they have proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or have recovered from COVID-19 within the past six months. Travellers may enter Finland from other EU and Schengen countries for essential or work-related reasons.
After an entry check by the Border Guard, people arriving in Finland from high-risk countries will be directed to undergo a health check. All travellers over 16 years of age arriving in Finland must have proof of one of the following:
- full vaccination against COVID-19
- a negative COVID-19 test carried out up to 72 hours prior to arrival or a first vaccine dose received at least 2 weeks prior to arrival in the country
- in this case, a test is also required within 3–5 days of arrival - recovery from COVID-19 within the past six months
Certification needs to be in either English, Finnish, or Swedish. In the Sámi area, the certificate may also be in a Sámi language. A certified translation can also be used as a certificate. The certificate can also be an EU Digital Covid Certificate.
Those who arrive in Finland without proof of vaccination, a negative COVID-19 test or recovery from COVID-19 must be tested as soon as they arrive in Finland and a second time within 3–5 days. The tests are free of charge. You should avoid contact with others while waiting for your test results.
People arriving from low-risk countries will not be directed to a health check at the point of entry and do not need to be tested for COVID-19 upon arrival.
An appointment for a Covid-19 test in advance can be made by using the FINENTRY service
Neglecting to undergo the required COVID-19 tests is a punishable offence.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is required for travellers arriving in Finland from high-risk countries that do not take the two Covid-19 tests, or that have positive test results.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
Documents you need to travel in Europe
Health cover for temporary stays
May I transit this country?
Partially
Transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport. In exceptional cases, transit travellers may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport if the waiting time for a connecting flight is too long. Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
General measures
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated the action plan for implementing the Government’s strategy to combat COVID-19.
The plan covers the period from January to May 2021, and it can be revised during the spring if the epidemiological situation so requires.
The COVID-19 action plan divides the epidemic into three phases (applied at the regional level): baseline, acceleration phase and community transmission phase.
Find out more:
Epidemic phase at the regional level
Use of facemasks
The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends the use of masks in public transportation and among the public in areas that experienced covid-19 cases within the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travellers from high risk areas while commuting from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with increasing covid-19 incidence, masks are also recommended in second and tertiary level education and in public spaces. Regional State Administrative Officials can make additional recommendations.
Physical Distancing
Maintaining a physical distance of 1-2 metres is recommended.
Information on Tourism at National level
National website with coronavirus-related information for TOURISM
Useful Info for tourists
Before starting your journey, please check visa requirements for your destination at: The Schengen visa
EU Digital COVID Certificates
This country is already connected to the Gateway and is issuing and/or verifying at least one EU Digital COVID Certificate (Vaccination, Recovery, Test)
Information on "EU Digital COVID Certificates" issued in Finland
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The EU Digital COVID Certificate Regulation entered into force on 01 July 2021. EU citizens and residents will now be able to have their Digital COVID Certificates issued and verified across the EU. National authorities are in charge of issuing the certificate.
The certificate provides a standardised recognition of the holder's status related to vaccination, recovery from Covid-19, or test result. Despite the European Digital COVID Certificate, each country continues to be responsible for the definition of its own entry requirements and rules, which are not standardised at the EU level. This means that what is required to enter upon presentation of this certificate, depends on the measures and entry rules in place at your destination.
Find out more:
Information on the "EU Digital COVID Certificate"
Further information: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/FIN/7011
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17.06.2021
What are the rules to enter this country from an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Entering this country with the EU Digital COVID certificate
Information not yet available.
Entering this country without the EU Digital COVID certificate or with a certificate not compliant with national requirements
Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Entry into Finland is only permitted for essential and justified reasons, such as studies or family-related reasons. Only essential travel for work is permitted from the Schengen area and across external borders (with the exception of those countries from which travel to Finland is permitted without restrictions)
Finnish citizens always have the right to return to Finland. Family members of Finnish citizens may also enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Is a coronavirus test required?
All travellers who do not live in Finland should take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the second test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a mandatory quarantine must be completed until full recovery.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries.
Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative. The tests are necessary even if you have received two doses of corona vaccine.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Entry into Finland is only permitted for essential and justified reasons, such as studies or family-related reasons. Only essential travel for work is permitted from the Schengen area and across external borders (with the exception of those countries from which travel to Finland is permitted without restrictions).
There are no restrictions on entry for residents of Australia, South Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand in traffic arriving from these regions, nor are there restrictions on traffic from the Vatican.
Restrictions will be lifted for residents of China and of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions travelling from these regions to Finland once sufficient reciprocity has been confirmed by the Council of the European Union.
For all other non-Schengen countries, the restrictions on entry allow only return traffic to Finland and other EU and Schengen countries, transit traffic at Helsinki Airport and other essential traffic.
Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Finland's only direct international passenger train connection is with Russia. Train connections will be allowed when the restrictions on travel from non-Schengen countries are lifted. At the moment only freight traffic is allowed.
Is a coronavirus test required?
It is recommended that travellers who do not live in Finland take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a doctor specialised in infectious diseases may place them under quarantine. They must remain in quarantine until they have recovered.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries. Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period at their discretion if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may, at their discretion, shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at um.fi
May I transit this country?
PARTIALLY
Transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport. In exceptional cases, transit travellers may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport if the waiting time for a connecting flight is too long. Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
General measures
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated the action plan for implementing the Government’s strategy to combat COVID-19.
The plan covers the period from January to May 2021, and it can be revised during the spring if the epidemiological situation so requires.
The COVID-19 action plan divides the epidemic into three phases (applied at the regional level): baseline, acceleration phase and community transmission phase.
Find out more:
Epidemic phase at the regional level
Use of facemasks
The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends the use of masks in public transportation and among the public in areas that experienced covid-19 cases within the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travellers from high risk areas while commuting from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with increasing covid-19 incidence, masks are also recommended in second and tertiary level education and in public spaces. Regional State Administrative Officials can make additional recommendations.
Physical Distancing
Maintaining a physical distance of 1-2 metres is recommended.
Indoor and outdoor meetings, public or private gatherings and events
The restrictions and recommendations concerning events, gatherings and meetings differ from one region to another depending on the phase of the epidemic. The guidelines on good hygiene and safe distances issued by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare and the Ministry of Education and Culture are in force at all phases.
Epidemic at a stable level:
- The number of participants at events is restricted at the regional level.
Restrictions on gatherings currently in force and entering into force in November – avi.fi (available in Finnish and Swedish) - When organising leisure activities and in the use of public spaces, care should be taken to ensure that participants and parties can avoid close contact.
Acceleration phase of the epidemic:
- The regional state administrative agencies will assess the adequacy of the restrictions and limit e.g. customer numbers at the local level as necessary.number of persons at public events restricted to half (50 per cent) of the normal capacity
- Public spaces must be used in such a way that participants and parties can avoid close contact.adult group leisure activities indoors are suspended if the risk of infection is high
- All leisure activities must be arranged in such way that participants and parties cam avoid close contact
- Municipalities may recommend limiting the number of users in spaces to half the normal permittede number
- Municipalities may recommend suspending indoor group leisure activities for adults if the risk of infection is high. Groups may continue their activities remotely.
Community transmission phase of the epidemic:
At the regional level, the number of participants at public events may be limited to 10 persons or, if necessary, events may be prohibited altogether.
- Municipalities may also issue similar recommendations for private events
- Group leisure activities should be arranged remotely or, if necessary, suspended altogether Special discretion should be used when deciding to suspend children’s and young people’s hobbies
- If necessary, public spaces may be closed down altogether.
Information on Tourism at National level
National website with coronavirus-related information for TOURISM
EU Digital COVID Certificates
THIS COUNTRY IS IN THE TECHNICAL TESTING PHASE TO CONNECT TO THE EU DIGITAL COVID CERTIFICATE GATEWAY
Information on "EU Digital COVID Certificates" issued in Finland
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The EU Digital COVID Certificate (available from 1 July 2021) provides proof that a person has either:
- been vaccinated against COVID-19 (vaccine type and manufacturer, number of doses, date of vaccination);
- received a negative test result, PCR or rapid antigen, with the name of the test, date and time of test, test centre and result (self-tests are not valid);
- recovered from COVID-19.
When travelling, holders of the EU Digital COVID Certificate will have the same rights as citizens of the visited Member State who have been vaccinated, tested or recovered.
The certificate provides a standardised recognition of the holder's status related to vaccination, recovery from COVID or test result. Each country continues to be responsible for the definition of its own entry requirements and rules, which are not standardised at the EU level. This means that what you will be eligible for, upon presentation of this certificate, depends on the measures and entry rules in place at your country of destination.
How does it work:
- Member States issue a certificate automatically or upon request, which is issued either digitally or on paper, and has a QR code with an electronic signature;
- Citizens store the certificate in their digital app or wallet and can use it when they travel;
- When the verifier asks the citizen for the certificate, the QR code is shown and the digital signature is verified.
Find out more:
Information on the EU Digital COVID Certificate
Press Release
Questions & Answers
Factsheet
04.05.2021
From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?
NO
Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Entry into Finland is only permitted for essential and justified reasons, such as studies or family-related reasons. Only essential travel for work is permitted from the Schengen area and across external borders (with the exception of those countries from which travel to Finland is permitted without restrictions)
Finnish citizens always have the right to return to Finland. Family members of Finnish citizens may also enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Is a coronavirus test required?
All travellers who do not live in Finland should take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the second test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a mandatory quarantine must be completed until full recovery.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries.
Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative. The tests are necessary even if you have received two doses of corona vaccine.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Entry into Finland is only permitted for essential and justified reasons, such as studies or family-related reasons. Only essential travel for work is permitted from the Schengen area and across external borders (with the exception of those countries from which travel to Finland is permitted without restrictions).
There are no restrictions on entry for residents of Australia, South Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand in traffic arriving from these regions, nor are there restrictions on traffic from the Vatican.
Restrictions will be lifted for residents of China and of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions travelling from these regions to Finland once sufficient reciprocity has been confirmed by the Council of the European Union.
For all other non-Schengen countries, the restrictions on entry allow only return traffic to Finland and other EU and Schengen countries, transit traffic at Helsinki Airport and other essential traffic.
Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Finland's only direct international passenger train connection is with Russia. Train connections will be allowed when the restrictions on travel from non-Schengen countries are lifted. At the moment only freight traffic is allowed.
Is a coronavirus test required?
It is recommended that travellers who do not live in Finland take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a doctor specialised in infectious diseases may place them under quarantine. They must remain in quarantine until they have recovered.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries. Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period at their discretion if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may, at their discretion, shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at um.fi
May I transit this country?
PARTIALLY
Transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport. In exceptional cases, transit travellers may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport if the waiting time for a connecting flight is too long. Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
General measures
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated the action plan for implementing the Government’s strategy to combat COVID-19.
The plan covers the period from January to May 2021, and it can be revised during the spring if the epidemiological situation so requires.
The COVID-19 action plan divides the epidemic into three phases (applied at the regional level): baseline, acceleration phase and community transmission phase.
Find out more:
Epidemic phase at the regional level
Use of facemasks
The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends the use of masks in public transportation and among the public in areas that experienced covid-19 cases within the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travellers from high risk areas while commuting from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with increasing covid-19 incidence, masks are also recommended in second and tertiary level education and in public spaces. Regional State Administrative Officials can make additional recommendations.
Physical Distancing
Maintaining a physical distance of 1-2 metres is recommended.
Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/FIN/7001
31.03.2021
From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?
NO
Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Is a coronavirus test required?
All travellers who do not live in Finland should take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the second test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a mandatory quarantine must be completed until full recovery.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries.
Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative. The tests are necessary even if you have received two doses of corona vaccine.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
Documents you need to travel in Europe
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
There are no restrictions on entry for residents of Australia, South Korea, Rwanda, Singapore, Thailand and New Zealand in traffic arriving from these regions, nor are there restrictions on traffic from the Vatican.
Restrictions will be lifted for residents of China and of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions travelling from these regions to Finland once sufficient reciprocity has been confirmed by the Council of the European Union.
For all other non-Schengen countries, the restrictions on entry allow only return traffic to Finland and other EU and Schengen countries, transit traffic at Helsinki Airport and other essential traffic.
Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Is a coronavirus test required?
It is recommended that travellers who do not live in Finland take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended. The self-isolation period will end if the test result is negative. If a person's test result is positive, a doctor specialised in infectious diseases may place them under quarantine. They must remain in quarantine until they have recovered.
Is a quarantine required?
A 14-day period of self-isolation is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from high-incidence countries. Travellers can shorten their self-isolation period at their discretion if they take two COVID-19 tests, and the results are negative.
Residents of Finland returning from high-incidence countries may, at their discretion, shorten the 14-day period of self-isolation by taking a test at the airport or port as soon as they arrive in Finland, followed by a second test in their home municipality no earlier than 72 hours after the first test. Between the tests, self-isolation at home is recommended.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Q&As about travel and coronavirus
Guidelines for border traffic during pandemic (raja.fi)
May I transit this country?
PARTIALLY
Transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport. In exceptional cases, transit travellers may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport if the waiting time for a connecting flight is too long. Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
May I enter this country by train?
PARTIALLY
Finland's only direct international passenger train connection is with Russia. Train connections will be allowed when the restrictions on travel from non-Schengen countries are lifted. At the moment only freight traffic is allowed.
Updated Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at um.fi
May I enter this country by sea transport?
PARTIALLY
Recreational boat traffic between Schengen countries is unrestricted by border control, and recreational boats are not obliged to enter a border checkpoint. In addition to the sea areas, it is also possible to enter the country on a recreational boat at the river border between Finland and Sweden (the rivers Tornionjoki and Muonionjoki).
General measures
The Ministry of Social Affairs and Health has updated the action plan for implementing the Government’s strategy to combat COVID-19.
The plan covers the period from January to May 2021, and it can be revised during the spring if the epidemiological situation so requires.
The COVID-19 action plan divides the epidemic into three phases (applied at the regional level): baseline, acceleration phase and community transmission phase.
Find out more:
Epidemic phase at the regional level
Health cover for temporary stays
Use of facemasks
The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends the use of masks in public transportation and among the public in areas that experienced covid-19 cases within the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travellers from high risk areas while commuting from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with increasing covid-19 incidence, masks are also recommended in second and tertiary level education and in public spaces. Regional State Administrative Officials can make additional recommendations.
Physical Distancing
Maintaining a physical distance of 1-2 metres is recommended.
Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/FIN/7001
25.01.2021
From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?
No
Note: Finland adopts its own national classification of risk areas, hence travel restrictions for Finland are not based on the common "EU Traffic Lights" map.
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the website of the Finnish Government.
Based on an epidemiological evaluation, regulation is categorised under 'Border traffic returned to normal', 'Restriction category 1' and 'Restriction category 2'.
In general, entry to Finland is possible without testing or quarantine from countries with a maximum of 25 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 persons during the previous 14 days. For travellers from countries that are not categorised as 'border traffic returned to normal' a 10-day period of self-isolation is recommended.
It is also recommended that travellers who do not live in Finland take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended.
Exceptions
People living in Sweden and Estonia may come to work in Finland without a self-isolation period or testing. Similarly, day-to-day travel across Finland’s land borders with Sweden and Norway is permitted for residents of border communities without a self-isolation period or testing.
Leisure boat traffic between Schengen countries is unrestricted and not subject to border controls.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Documents you need to travel in Europe
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
Specific measures for the new variant of coronavirus
Travel from the United Kingdom is restricted from 12:00 on Monday 21 December until Monday 4 January. Entry to Finland is prohibited for non-resident foreign nationals entering the country, with some exemptions. if you are eligible to enter Finland from the UK, you will need to self-isolate for 10 days after arrival.
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External border traffic is permitted for traffic between Finland and Australia, Japan, Rwanda, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and New Zealand. Restrictions on entry will also be lifted for residents of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions, provided that the reciprocity principle is confirmed by the Council of the European Union.
Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of their nationality.
Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at Ministry for Foreign Affairs
May I transit this country?
Partially
For external border traffic and to the extent that internal border controls have been restored, a transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport, but in exceptional cases, a person may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport especially if the waiting time at the airport would be too lengthy (for example, resulting from a cancelled connecting flight). Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
General measures
Health cover for temporary stays
Use of facemasks
The National Institute for Health and Welfare recommends the use of masks in public transportation and among the public in areas that experienced covid-19 cases within the last 14 days. Masks are also recommended while waiting for a covid-19 test result and for travellers from high risk areas while commuting from the border to their quarantine facility. In regions with increasing covid-19 incidence, masks are also recommended in second and tertiary level education and in public spaces. Regional State Administrative Officials can make additional recommendations.
Physical Distancing
Maintaining a physical distance of 1-2 metres is recommended.
Source: https://reopen.europa.eu/en/map/FIN/6001
14.12.2020
From an EU Member State or Schengen Associated Country, may I enter this country without being subject to extraordinary restrictions?
Partially
Entry Restrictions
For traffic between Finland and all EU Member States and Schengen Associated countries internal border control is reintroduced from 23.11.2020 onwards. Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the Finnish Border Guard website and on the website of the Finish government.
Based on an epidemiological evaluation, regulation is categorised under 'Border traffic returned to normal', 'Restriction category 1' and 'Restriction category 2'.
In general, entry to Finland is possible without testing or quarantine from countries with a maximum of 25 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 persons during the previous 14 days. For travellers from countries that are not categorised as 'border traffic returned to normal' a 10-day period of self-isolation is recommended.
It is also recommended that travellers who do not live in Finland take a COVID-19 test less than 72 hours before arriving in Finland. A second test can be taken in Finland no earlier than 72 hours after arriving in Finland. Between the tests, self-isolation at the place of accommodation is recommended.
People living in Sweden and Estonia may come to work in Finland without a self-isolation period or testing. Similarly, day-to-day travel across Finland’s land borders with Sweden and Norway is permitted for residents of border communities without a self-isolation period or testing.
Leisure boat traffic between Schengen countries is unrestricted and not subject to border controls.
Find out more:
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Documents you need to travel in Europe
What are the rules to enter this country from outside an EU Member State or Schengen Associated country?
External border traffic is permitted for traffic between Finland and Australia, Japan, Rwanda, South Korea, Singapore, Thailand, and New Zealand. Restrictions on entry will also be lifted for residents of the Hong Kong and Macao Special Administrative Regions who are travelling from these regions to Finland, provided that reciprocity is confirmed by the Council of the European Union.
Also, family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of nationality.
Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at Ministry for Foreign Affairs
May I transit this country?
Partially
For external border traffic and to the extent that internal border controls have been restored, a transit on scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport, but in exceptional cases, a person may also be permitted to enter the country. For example, a person may stay at a hotel near the airport especially if the waiting time at the airport would be too lengthy (for example, resulting from a cancelled connecting flight). Destination countries may also require passengers to take a coronavirus test at transit airports. Waiting for the test and the test results is not in itself a ground for allowing entry during transit.
12.10.2020
Entry Restrictions
Entry restrictions for Finland are detailed on the Finnish Border Guard website
Travelling from Finland or returning to Finland
Rules applicable to Finnish citizens and residents travelling abroad are detailed on the Finnish Border Guard website
Rules and Exceptions
Entry to Finland is possible without mandatory testing or quarantine from countries with a maximum of 25 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 persons during the previous 14 days.
Those wishing to cross the internal border must use border crossing points where border control has been reinstated. Crossing the border in other places is not permitted without a border crossing permit.
Self-quarantine is recommended for travellers arriving in Finland from countries subject to internal border control (Restriction Category 1).
Leisure boat traffic between Schengen countries is unrestricted and not subject to border controls.
Transit
For external border traffic and to the extent that internal border controls have been restored, the transit on regularly scheduled routes is permitted. As a rule, during the transit journey, a person must remain in the transit area of the airport, but a person may also be permitted to enter the country for the purpose of the transit referred to above. For example, a person may stay at an airport hotel or other accommodation near the airport, especially if the layover during the transit is a long one.
Third-country nationals coming from outside the EU and Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and Liechtenstein
Borders are open for residents of the following third countries: Australia, Canada, Georgia, Japan, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, and Uruguay.
Also, family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of nationality.
Updated Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Rail
Finland's only direct international passenger train connection is with Russia. Train connections will be allowed when the restrictions on travel from non-Schengen countries are lifted. At the moment only freight traffic is allowed.
Updated Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at um.fi
Quarantine
Self-quarantine is recommended for those arriving in Finland from countries subject to internal border control. You can also evaluate the need for a quarantine after travelling abroad with the help of the Traffic light model. Traffic lights further help to evaluate the risk of a coronavirus infection linked with foreign travel.
If you arrive in Finland from a country which is green in the traffic light model, you do not need to self-quarantine. Quarantining is not necessary even if you travel by way of a red or grey country.
If you arrive in Finland from a country that is red or grey in the traffic light model, we recommend a 14-day self-quarantine. Quarantining is recommended even if you transit through a green country on your return trip to Finland. Self-quarantine can be shortened with voluntary testing upon arrival and 72 hours after arrival. Mandatory testing and quarantine can be implemented for travellers arriving from high-risk areas.
According to govenment's resolution, starting from 23.11.2020 travellers to Finland arriving from high-incidence areas (more than 25 new Covid-19 cases per 100,000 persons during the previous 14 days) are required to show evidence of negative PCR test on arrival. Upon arrival, passengers from high-incidence areas have to stay in mandatory quaratine for 14 days. If travellers are tested upon arrival and 3 days after arrival, the mandatory quarantine can be released after receiving a test negative result.
Find out more:
www.raja.fi
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
Documents you need to travel in Europe
26.08.2020
Travelling to Finland
Entry is allowed without restrictions for travellers from Estonia, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Slovakia and Vatican City
Travelling from other countries is subject to limitations - details are available at www.raja.fi
Travelling from Finland or returning to Finland
From a country classified as "Restriction Category 1", you may arrive in Finland for family matters. Persons travelling to meet a relative living in Finland are categorised as persons travelling for family matters. For the purpose of meeting a relative living in Finland, the entry into the country is allowed not only to the relatives of Finnish citizens who live in Finland but also to the relatives of EU/Schengen citizens and their family members residing in Finland and to the relatives of third-country nationals residing in Finland with a residence permit. Relative refers to spouse, children, parents, parents-in-law, grandparents, siblings, grandchildren, great-grandchildren, uncles, aunts and cousins, including family members of the aforementioned. Persons arriving in the country on the basis of a relationship are also considered persons travelling for family matters.
Rules and Exceptions
Those wishing to cross the internal border must use border crossing points where border control has been reinstated. Crossing the border in other places is not permitted without a border crossing permit.
Self-quarantine is recommended for those arriving in Finland from countries subject to internal border control (Restriction Category 1).
Leisure boat traffic between Schengen countries is unrestricted and not subject to border controls.
Find out more:
www.raja.fi
Documents you need to travel in Europe
Borders are open for residents of the following third countries: Georgia, New Zealand, Rwanda, South Korea, Thailand, Tunisia, Uruguay.
Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of nationality.
Updated Q&As about travel and coronavirus are available at um.fi
Source: European Commission
29.06.2020
Changes to internal border control
Border control at internal borders will change in Finland on 15 June so that controls at internal borders will be lifted for certain countries and modes of transport. Internal border control will be abolished from 15 June:
- at the land border between Finland and Norway
- for air traffic and regular ferry services between Finland and Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania
- for pleasure craft, i.e. tourism by private persons on their own boat.
Internal border control will continue for traffic between Finland and other Schengen countries than those mentioned above. This means that internal border control will continue, for example for traffic between Finland and Sweden. The aim is to enable unrestricted travel from Sweden to Finland as quickly as the epidemiological situation allows. The situation is constantly being examined.
Insofar as internal border control continues at internal borders, return traffic to Finland, commuting and other essential traffic will be allowed at internal borders.
The Government still recommends avoiding unnecessary travel to other countries except for Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania.
Restrictions on border traffic will continue at external borders, in other words at the Russian border and for those arriving from other third countries, until 14 July. Return traffic to Finland, transit traffic at Helsinki Airport and other essential traffic will be allowed at the external borders. Family members of Finnish citizens may enter the country regardless of nationality.
Start date: 15.06.2020
Further information:
https://intermin.fi/-/10616/lahimatkailun-rajoituksia-puretaan-osittain-ulkorajoilla-rajoitukset-pysyvat-ennallaan....
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en
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Finnish Government decides on plan for gradual lifting of restrictions (04.05.2020)
Finnish Government decided on the gradual dismantling of the following restrictive measures:
As of 14 May 2020, the statutory restrictions on border traffic will be lifted in cross-border traffic across the Schengen internal borders by allowing employment or commission-related commuting and other essential traffic.
For the time being, recreational travel abroad is not recommended, and the travel advice issued by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs will be extended accordingly. The Ministry of the Interior will draft more specific guidelines on the gradual opening of border traffic.
Start date: 14.05.2020
Further information: https://intermin.fi/artikkeli/-/asset_publisher/rajaliikenne...
Source: https://ec.europa.eu/transport/coronavirus-response_en
WCO/Finnish Customs
18.03.2020
Due to the urgent need to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Finland and the related need to
maintain the core functions of the society, the Finnish Government has issued a nationwide
emergency legislation to be implemented starting from the 18th of March.
As it currently stands, the emergency procedures will be in place until the 13th of April, unless
otherwise decided.
In practice this means that the critical sectors of the society will be upheld – including, but not
limited to, border authorities, security authorities, hospitals and other emergency authorities.
Schools will be closed, apart from certain exceptions. Public gatherings are limited to the
maximum of ten people.
All civil servants with the possibility of working from home are ordered to work from home
henceforth, with the exception of those who work for the critical functions and sectors.
Passenger traffic to Finland will be halted, with the exception of Finnish citizens and residents
returning home. Necessary commute over the northern and western borders can still be
allowed. Goods traffic will continue in a normal manner.
In Finnish customs all personnel except for those working in critical functions have been
instructed to work from home from the 18th of March onwards. The critical functions include:
Customs control officers;
Crime prevention officers (incl. risk analysis officers);
National contact point;
Customs operational centre;
Customs clearance personnel;
IT managers (especially those responsible for troubleshooting);
Key personnel for Customs Statistics unit;
Guarantee management;
IT Infrastructure maintenance and management personnel, including subcontractors;
Critical administrative functions (HR, premises, procurement, security, translation,
communications)
Customs Laboratory;
Product safety officers;
Officers working for development projects that have a legal obligation to be completed
according to schedules (e.g. those working for the VAT eCommerce Package).
Finnish border traffic to be restricted as of 19 March 2020 (17.03.2020)
Restrictions on Finnish border traffic will come into force at midnight on Thursday 19 March in accordance with the Government order. Passenger traffic will be restricted at the eastern border and at the internal borders. The Border Guard's measures relating to cross-border traffic will be carried out on the basis of the Schengen Borders Code and the Border Guard Act. The Finnish Government has ruled that Finnish citizens should not travel abroad. Furthermore, anyone returning to Finland from abroad should remain in conditions equivalent to quarantine for 14 days. This applies to transport by road, sea and air.
Start date: 19.03.2020
End date: not available
Further information: https://www.raja.fi/facts/news_from_the_border_guard/1/0/finnish_border_...