A top official at the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare says that the Covid-19 pandemic has moved on to an endemic phase, meaning that it remains constant at a baseline level.... read more

The health agency is looking into ways for municipalities to begin second booster rounds on an accelerated schedule, according its chief physician.... read more

Meanwhile, THL is expected to recommend second boosters for people 60 as well as others in risk groups this autumn.... read more

It's a big day of pre-Christmas meetings to discuss Covid restrictions.... read more

Covid patients now account for one third of everyone in Finnish ICUs.... read more

Hospitals are dealing with an increase in staff absences.... read more

Inflation has risen sharply, with the rising prices of goods prompted by strong demand, according to the bank, which added that energy prices have also ticked upwards.... read more

Fifty tourists have been quarantined in Lapland, which reported its first Omicron case on Thursday. ... read more

HUS' diagnostics director, Lasse Lehtonen, said the decisive factor will be how well people's vaccinations protect against serious forms of Omicron-caused cases of Covid.... read more

Finland's leading health officials struck a concerned tone at Thursday's weekly Covid briefing. ... read more

The aim is to curb the spread of Omicron in Finland, which is widely expected to be the predominant coronavirus variant. ... read more

Finland, which has specific rules on who can vaccinate, is exploring how to speed up the roll-out of third doses.... read more

While relatively few infection cases so far involve foreign tourists, tourism operators are concerned about the impact tougher measures may have on the sector.... read more

The jabs will first go to children belonging to risk groups, with a broader roll-out not expected until next year.... read more

Each December 13, residents of Europe's north crown a modern-day light-bringer on St. Lucia's Day, one of the few saint's days observed in the Nordics.... read more

The key criteria for the introduction of the emergency brake have already been met, according to a Ministry of Social Affairs and Health official.... read more

Health officials are reported to be urging increasingly tough measures to deal with the surge in coronavirus infections in Finland.... read more

Administering a mix of different types of vaccine may also improve protection against Covid-19, the European Medicines Agency says.... read more

Last week, around 147,000 Covid tests were carried out in labs across the country, up from some 85,000 tests weekly in late October and early November.... read more

Prime Minister Sanna Marin told Yle that while the situation is worrying in terms of healthcare capacity, there is no need immediate to impose emergency measures.... read more