All restaurants, cafés and bars must be closed everywhere in Finland starting at midnight on Friday, 3 April. They will remain closed to customers from Saturday 4 April to 31 May 2020. Closure is necessary to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, emphasized the Ministry for Economic Affairs and Employment in a press release.
Preparing meals for take away will be allowed. Restaurants and cafés selling products for takeaway must follow general recommendations and make careful arrangements for ensuring that no contact is made with customers that could cause a risk of infection.
The order to close restaurants does not apply to personnel canteens that are not open to the public. Similarly, canteens in hospitals, day care centres and industrial facilities are allowed to remain open.
Support is available for entrepreneurs at least in 14 different languages.
Links in English:
- Information in different languages
- Support for entrepreneurs in the coronavirus situation.
- Questions and answers regarding the coronavirus and closing restaurants
Links in other languages
- Hindi: कोरोनोवायरस महामारी क े कारण शुक्रवार आधी रात को फिनलैंड म ें हर जगह रेस्तराां बांद करने क े फलए
- Inarinsaame: Raavâdviäsuid steŋgejeh oles enâmist vástuppeeivi koskâiijâ ääigi koronavirusepidemia tiet
- Kiina: 因新冠疫情，星期五午夜开始全国饭店关门
- Koltansaame: Poorrâmpääiʹǩ käʹtte uuseez pirr Lääʹddjânnam piâtnâc kõskkiinn poodd koronavirusepidemia diõtt
- Persia/farsi: رستوران ھا در سراسر کشور از نیمھ شب جمعھ بھ دلیل شیوع بیماری ھمھ گیر كرونا بستھ مى شوند
- Pohjoissaame: Restauráŋŋat mannet gitta oppa riikkas bearjadaga gaskaija áigge koronavirusepidemiija dihte
- Ranska: Les restaurants vont fermer à minuit dans tout le pays en raison de l’épidémie liée au coronavirus
- Sorani: خواردنخانهکان له سهرانس ه ری و ڵت داد هخ رێن ل ه شه وی هه ن بههۆی پ هتای ک ۆ ر ۆنا
- Thai: ร้านอาหารจะปิดให้บริการท่วั ประเทศในวันศุกร์เวลาเทยี่ งคืนเนอื่ งจากการแพร่ระบาดของไวรัสโค โรน่า
- Turkki: Restoranlar bütün Finlandiya’da Koronavirüs yüzünden Cuma gününü Cumartesiye bağlayan gece kapatılacaktır
- Venäjä: Рестораны будут закрыты в полночь пятницы на территории всей Финляндии в связи с коронавирусной эпидемией
- Vietnam: Các nhà hàng sẽ đóng cửa trên toàn quốc vào hôm thứ Sáu lúc nửa đêm vì dịch cúm Corona
- Viro: Restoranid pannakse kinni kogu riigis reedel südaööl koroonaviirusepideemia tõttu
