COVID passport introduced for travelling with 9-month validity

European Union (EU) COVID-19 vaccination certificates will be accepted for travel purposes from February onwards for a period of nine months since the administration of the last dose of the primary vaccination series.

As of yet, no acceptance period will apply to certificates issued following the administration of booster doses, said the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) and the Social Insurance Institution of Finland (Kela) in a joint press release on Monday.

Once more than 270 days have passed from the second shot of a 2-dose series, the EU COVID-19 vaccination certificate is no longer accepted in travel within the EU.

The authority also urged the people to get a third vaccine dose before nine months have passed since your second dose.

The THL recommends a third vaccine dose for everyone aged 18 years or over.

Before travelling, people should check from the country of your destination what kinds of certificates are needed there to cross the border.

It will be decided later whether an acceptance period of COVID-19 certificates will be introduced for the Finnish COVID-19 passport.