Health & Lifestyle

Members of Finland’s Somali community are using a home-made soap opera, and a fact-driven TV talk show in their public health toolbox to promote greater Covid-19 awareness. Harnessing the power of television is just one aspect of a project called…

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL is advising that it’s more important for people to get a seasonal flu shot now, to help protect them during the coronavirus epidemic. Some municipalities have already started offering the influenza vaccines,…

More than 170 teachers and staff at a school in Jyväskylä have been told to quarantine this week after a coronavirus mass exposure incident. It happened at Keski-Paloka school, with parents getting a message late Sunday evening advising them about…

Experts from the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs say the growth in the number of new Covid-19 cases in Finland has slowed down compared to last week – and attribute it to regional measures taking effect. At a Thursday…

Public health officials say they’re considering new restrictions on hobby sports for adults, which have a high risk of spreading Covid-19. The announcement came at a briefing by experts from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL on Tuesday…

The government has unveiled new recommendations on how to slow the spread of Covid-19 as the number of cases increases in all parts of the country. The headline advice is that all public sector employees should work remotely until January…

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL says the number of new coronavirus cases has "increased significantly" in the last month and that the number of patients in hospital "has more than doubled since the end of September." Although…

The Covid-19 pandemic has had one positive effect – with thousands of Finns quitting smoking during the outbreak already this year. A new poll released on Monday, conducted by the anti-smoking organisation Suomen ASH, found that 15% of people who…

The Koronavilkku track and trace app has released a new update, adding English to the existing Finnish and Swedish language options. Although many Android and iPhone models will download, update and switch language automatically to English if that’s the default…

The Chief Physician at Finland’s Institute of Health and Welfare THL says there’s real concern over the increasing number of people testing positive for coronavirus. Speaking at a Thursday morning briefing Taaneli Puumalainen says that a month ago in Finland there…