COVID-19

Updated 1.2.2023

Latest updates on travelling to Finland 

From Friday 1 July, passengers will no longer be required to present certificates of COVID-19 vaccinations or recovery or be tested for COVID-19 when entering the country.

The end of health security measures related to the coronavirus applies to both Finland’s internal and external border control. The internal border refers to the border between Finland and the rest of the EU or Schengen countries and the external border refers to the border between Finland and non-EU or non-Schengen countries.

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Health guidelines for travelers in Rovaniemi

• General health and safety measures regarding coronavirus in Finland include avoiding physical contact, maintaining a safe distance from other people and observing good hand and respiratory hygiene. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare has lifted its general recommendation on the use of face masks in April 2022.
  Read the latest recommendations on use of face masks from here.
• If you think you may have been infected with the coronavirus, you can take a self test. If the test is positive the traveller should avoid contact to others until symptoms have clearly decreased and the fever is gone. This usually takes 3-5 days.
• You do not need to avoid contact with others if you or a member of your family has been exposed to the coronavirus. If you get symptoms, stay home until the symptoms have clearly decreased.

Coronavirus Testing for departure from Rovaniemi, Finland

There are three healthcare providers in Rovaniemi that offer coronavirus testing for departure:

• Mehiläinen
  • See prices & book online here: www.mehilainen.fi/en/coronavirus/coronavirus-test-travellers
  • Booking in advance is necessary.
  • Test is done in Mehiläinen, Address: Lampelankatu 6, Rovaniemi.
• Terveystalo
  • Booking by phone +358 30 6000. Booking in advance is necessary.
  • Prices here: https://www.terveystalo.com/en/Services/Up-to-date-information-about-coronavirus/COVID-19-testing-and-certificate-for-travelers/
  • Test is done in Terveystalo, at Shopping Centre Revontuli (Koskikatu 27).

Coronavirus testing if you have symptoms

If you think you may have been infected with the coronavirus, you can take a self test. If the test is positive the traveller should avoid contact to others until symptoms have clearly decreased and the fever is gone. This usually takes 3-5 days.

If travellers want to go to official testing points while in Rovaniemi, they may get tested at their own cost.  More guidelines from here. In problematic cases the traveller is adviced to contact their own travel insurance company. In cases of severe illness, the traveller should contact the local emergency room: Tel. +358 (0)16 322 4800 / Emergency care at Lapland Central Hospital.

NATIONWIDE EMERGENCY NUMBER: 112