Health & Lifestyle

The government has decided to impose temporary new measures to slow the spread of coronavirus, after many new cases were linked to bars and restaurants. From 1st October bars and restaurants across the country must stop serving alcohol at midnight,…

The Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District, Finland’s biggest public healthcare provider, says they now recommend that face masks, covering nose and mouth, should be worn more widely in public places. "HUS experts recommend that face masks be used in public…

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL has issued new recommendations on wearing face masks, as the coronavirus situation continues to deteriorate. Overnight there were 91 new cases of Covid-19 confirmed around the country, with the biggest rises in…

Ten specially-trained dogs are starting work at Helsinki Airport, using their noses to sniff out passengers with Covid-19. It’s part of the City of Vantaa’s efforts to test new ways to reduce the spread of the virus, with the canine…

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL is urging anyone with even mild coronavirus symptoms to stay away from public spaces and gatherings. The warning comes as public health authorities record 93 new cases of Covid-19 in Finland and…

When Roni Klemola went to play ice hockey on Friday 4th September he was feeling completely fine. The 23-year old forward wasn’t under the weather at all at the rink, with no suspicions he might have coronavirus before he went…

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare THL says there were 98 new confirmed cases of Covid-19 reported in the last day. It brings the total number of cases in Finland to 8,725 since the first case at the end…

Around half of the recent new cases of coronavirus in the Helsinki and Uusimaa Hospital District HUS are people with foreign backgrounds, according to a senior doctor. HUS Chief Physician of Infectious Diseases Asko Järvinen says although the number of cases…

Ministers are meeting on Wednesday to discuss the possible introduction of ‘hybrid’ measures to open up the country’s travel market. The government is coming under pressure to ease some restrictions to allow more business travel as well as tourism at…

Healthcare officials have given out more than 40 codes to people using the Koronavilkku app, and who tested positive for Covid-19. The app was launched at the beginning of September and has so far been downloaded by the equivalent of…