Finland Opens Doors to Vaccinated Travellers from EU and Schengen Countries

Travellers from EU and Schengen countries will be able to enter Finland freely from 12 July without any additional health safety measures if:

* they have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before their trip and have a vaccination certificate;

* they have had a coronavirus infection within 11 days to 6 months previously, hold an official certificate stating such and are symptomless;

* they were born in 2006 or later; and/or

* arrive from a country with low virus incidence.

Those who have had just one vaccination shot are required to take a COVID19 earliest 72 hours after arrival to Finland, whilst those without any vaccinations are required to also have a negative test result taken before departure to Finland or to take a test on arrival.

From 12 July, Finnair will discontinue its requirement for customers to present COVID19 certificates before boarding flights to Finland.

“With the new legislation, the requirements for entry are checked on arrival, so our customers do not need to show their certificates to Finnair customer service agent at the check-in, when their destination is Finland,” said Jaakko Schildt, Finnair Chief Operating Officer. “We continue to check the documents for those transiting to an international flight at Helsinki, per authority requirements, and we continue to have comprehensive measures in place on our flights to ensure safe travel. These include, among others, the obligation to wear a mask for the duration of the flight.”

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare recommended earlier this year that all airlines with flights to Finland require their customers to show either a negative test result, a certificate of recovery, or a vaccination certificate, and Finnair has been the only airline flying to Finland who has adhered to this recommendation. With the discontinuation of this practice, Finnair does not have any requirements of its own regarding covid certificates.

During the interim period of 12-25 July 2021 Finnair will however check that customers traveling to Finland meet the Finnish entry requirements, when they depart from a country that is outside the group of normalised border traffic, as internal border control continues and leisure traffic is not yet allowed from all EU and Schengen countries during the interim period.

Finnair flies to approximately 60 destinations during the summer season, with more destinations being added for the winter season.

See also: Finish Border Guard wesbite.

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