Epidemic

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland declares a state of emergency

The Nomad Today 3/1/21

Immediately after declaring the state of emergency, the government submitted to Parliament a proposal to temporarily close restaurants and other food and beverage service businesses to customers…

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Iceland, the European country that has best tackled Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/24/21

The North Atlantic nation is the undisputed leader in Europe in terms of keeping infections down.

Coronavirus

COVID-19

Finland reports 1,479 infections, 7 deaths in the last 72 hours

The Nomad Today 2/22/21

So far, 556 cases of the new British, South African and Brazilian variants have been found.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish officials receive death threats for handling of the epidemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/18/21

Police protection has been extended to several leading officials at the Public Health Agency, including chief epidemiologist Anders Tegnell.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finnish authorities concerned about spread of new Covid-19 variants

The Nomad Today 2/18/21

Health authorities have identified the first case of the Brazilian variant, known as P.1. So far, a total of 450 cases of the new variants have been confirmed in the country, most of them in…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Number of new Covid-19 cases remains high in Finland

The Nomad Today 2/11/21

The need for hospital care has, however, been decreasing for several weeks now.

Finland

TRAVEL IN FINLAND

Covid-19 epidemic plunged train travel by 35%

The Nomad Today 12/30/20

14.8 million trips in passenger traffic were travelled on Finnish railways in the third quarter of 2020.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Government sees possible that the Covid-19 epidemic suddenly worsens

The Nomad Today 12/11/20

Finnish health authorities say in their latest assessment that the number of coronavirus infections is still at an "alarming level across the country." Finland reported 501 new cases and 11…

Coronavirus

WEEKLY ASSESSMENT

Government: coronavirus epidemic "rapidly worsening" across Finland

The Nomad Today 12/3/20

​People under 50 years of age accounted for around 75% of all cases and people under 30 years of age for nearly 40%. Now, the government is especially concerned about what might happen to…

Coronavirus

GOVERNMENT ALERT

Finnish residents to receive an SMS warning of the worsening epidemic

The Nomad Today 12/2/20

The mobile network operators will start sending the messages on Wednesday 2 December.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Swedish premier to country: "More people getting infected, more dying"

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/20

Prime Minister Stefan Lofven on Sunday urged the country to act as a nation and stand together against the coronavirus.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

THL: "Epidemic situation could deteriorate rapidly in Finland"

The Nomad Today 11/19/20

The Finnish health authority says the proportion of infected people over 70 years of age increased "alarmingly" over the past week.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Elon Musk says he probably has Covid-19

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/15/20

The Tesla founder had often downplayed the danger from the coronavirus.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS IN FINLAND

Covid-19 epidemic to continue over winter, government says

The Nomad Today 11/12/20

The number of cases has increased in the biggest cities , Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Tampere and Turku.  Currently, more than half of the infections that are traced (56%) have been contracted…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland records 490 coronavirus infections, 1 death since Friday

The Nomad Today 11/2/20

The number of people hospitalized for coronavirus increased by 12 since last Friday, to 70

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finland has 7 regions with Covid-19 accelerating or expanding

The Nomad Today 10/22/20

Health authorities reported 222 new cases of infection and 4 deaths (3 in Turku, in Tampere) on 21 October. At national level, the source of infection is unclear in roughly half of the new…

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC WORSENING

Helsinki health authority: "Covid can now be caught anywhere"

The Nomad Today 9/25/20

HUS says the metropolitan area has entered "an acceleration phase of the epidemic" and recommends expanding the use of face masks.

Coronavirus

CAMPAIGN RALLY

Trump compares himself to Churchill in coronavirus response

The Nomad Today/dpa 9/11/20

The US has so far recorded the highest death toll, over 190,000, and has the highest global caseload with more than 6 million infections.

Coronavirus

GOVERNMENT ASSESSMENT

Coronavirus epidemic stable

The Nomad Today 9/3/20

On Thursday, the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported 39 new infections, bringing the total number of cases to 8,200.

Coronavirus

EPIDEMIC

Finland exceeds the mark of 8,000 coronavirus infections

The Nomad Today 8/28/20

The National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) reported 23 new diagnosed cases on Friday.