Travel to Finland from the Denmark, Norway, United Kingdom and Nigeria requires a negative covid test certificate. This decision comes in force immediately from today 16 December. The covid negative test need to be done in the last 48 hours before the arrival. The rules applies for all the travellers irrespective of their vaccinations status. All the passengers will be guided to mandatory health check in case there is no negative certificate.
Covid Test for all travellers outside EU from 21 December
According to a new decision on 16 December, all the passengers arriving from outside the EU and the Schengen area are required to show a negative COVID-19 test certificate issued less than 48 hours before their arrival in addition to proof of a full course of vaccination. The results of both PCR and Antigen tests are accepted.
The new requirement will enter into force on 21 December 2021 and valid till 16 January 2022.
More details of the government decision will be updated later.
Inquiries:
The Finnish Border Guard gives advice on cross-border traffic by phone and email. The service is available in Finnish, Swedish and English on weekdays between 8.00 and 16.00 at +358 295 420 100. Questions can also be sent by email to rajavartiolaitos@raja.fi.
If you have any questions about approved vaccines or quarantine or testing requirements, please call the Government COVID-19 helpline at +358 295 535 535 or visit the website of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare.
Travel and the coronavirus pandemic | Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare
