Finland adds 4 more countries to low-risk list, removes 5

The government on Thursday brought an amendment to the decree allowing entry into Finland without the health security measures laid down in the Communicable Diseases Act.

The amendment to the decree will enter into force on 9 August, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in a press release.

Persons arriving in Finland from a country or region where the incidence of COVID-19 or the prevalence of virus variants does not pose a particular risk of spreading the epidemic will not be required to show proof of full vaccination against COVID-19 or of recovery from COVID-19 within the past six months or to take a COVID-19 test upon entry.

The decree has now been amended in the light of the changed epidemic situation. The epidemiological situation has deteriorated in Iceland, Israel, San Marino, Singapore and Slovakia and they will be removed from the decree.

The development of the epidemic has, however, improved in Albania, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Romania and Hungary and these countries will added to the decree.

Under the government decree, persons arriving in Finland from some countries will not be required to be tested or show a certificate. The countries are: Albania, Australia, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Hong Kong, Hungary, China, Macao, Poland, Romania, Taiwan, New Zealand and the Vatican, and the Norwegian municipalities of Storfjord, Kåfjord, Nordreisa, Kautokeino, Karasjok, Tana, Nesseby and Sør-Varanger.

In these countries, the incidence of new COVID-19 cases is less than 10 per 100,000 inhabitants in the previous 14 days.