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Travel

American Airlines aircraft. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

PANDEMIC

US keeps travel restrictions for foreigners due to Delta variant

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/27/21

The United States currently bars entry for most non-citizens from European Union countries, Britain, India, China, Brazil, South Africa and Iran

A view of the city of Bergen, in the Norwegian coast. Photo: Pixabay.

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finland lifts time limits for crossing the Norwegian border

The Nomad Today 7/18/21

From 26 July onwards, cruise ship passengers arriving from an EU or Schengen country are allowed to disembark

Travelers about to undergo a security check at Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. Photo: Foreigner.fi.

Tourism

TOURISM

Travel from Finland: insufficient vaccination, very expensive testing

The Nomad Today 7/12/21

A rapid antigen test for travelers costs 25 euros at Madrid airport, but at Helsinki-Vantaa airport they charge 179 euros

08 July 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt/Main: Passengers wait in queues at the check-in counters in Terminal 1 of Frankfurt Airport. The passenger volume at Frankfurt Airport has increased in recent weeks. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

'TRANSITIONAL PERIOD'

Government releases graphs of countries with free entry or border control

The Nomad Today 7/9/21

Find at the end of this article the complete charts with the requirements by country The countries marked in white are not subject to entry border control

06 July 2021, Russia, Tambov: A nurse prepares a syringe with the Russian Gam-COVID-Vak coronavirus vaccine before vaccinating employees of the Multifunctional Center for the Provision of State and Municipal Services (the My Documents Center) as many regions of Russia mandatory vaccination against coronavirus is now being carried out. Photo: Lev Vlasov/SOPA Images via ZUMA Wire/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnish government recommends avoid "all travel" to Russia

The Nomad Today 7/8/21

The number of Covid-19 cases doubled largely in Finland due to fans returning from Euro 2020 matches

03 July 2021, North Rhine-Westphalia, Duesseldorf: Travelers wait in line to check in front of a counter at Duesseldorf airport. Photo: Henning Kaiser/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Fully vaccinated travelers can enter Finland freely from EU

The Nomad Today 7/7/21

In line with this new model, Finnair will as of 12 July discontinue its requirement for customers to present Covid-19 certificates before boarding flights to Finland

Tourists sunbathe at Arenal beach in Palma de Mallorca as the pandemic measures ease. Photo: Clara Margais/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Mallorca hopes for good summer season without 2020 virus spike

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/4/21

Magaluf is just coming back to life after Britain put the Balearic Islands on the green list of regions that do not trigger quarantine obligations when returning home

01 July 2021, Spain, Madrid: A woman shows her European Union coronavirus digital vaccination certificate on the day of its launch at Adolfo Suarez airport in Barajas. Photo: Eduardo Parra/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

200 million Europeans already have the EU Covid-19 travel certificate

The Nomad Today/dpa 7/1/21

The EU vaccination passport officially went live today. In Finland it is available since 22 June through the My Kanta pages

10 June 2021, England, Berlin: German Minister of Health Jens Spahn shows the app for the digital vaccination certificate during a press conference on the coronavirus situation. Photo: Michael Kappeler/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

EU Covid-19 vaccination certificate now available in Finland

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/22/21

The certificate is free of charge and contains information in three languages, Finnish, Swedish and English.

21 May 2021, Italy, Rome: Passengers walk in Fiumicino Airport as Italy has been on a gradual easing course for weeks while coronavirus infection levels fall. Photo: Cecilia Fabiano/LaPresse via ZUMA Press/dpa

Tourism

PANDEMIC

Finland imposes requirements on travelers arriving this summer

The Nomad Today 6/18/21

The Communicable Diseases Act would make it punishable to not take the required tests. In addition, the Ministry for Foreign Affairs still recommends avoiding all travel to Brazil , South…

01 June 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Passengers walk through the reopened Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finland will allow entry to fully vaccinated EU tourists from 21 June

The Nomad Today 6/17/21

Entry into the country will also be allowed for those traveling from EU and Schengen countries because of their work.

16 June 2021, Canada, Delta: A man gives the victory sign as he receives a dose of a COVID-19 vaccine at a truck stop. Photo: Jonathan Hayward/The Canadian Press via ZUMA/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

EU vaccination passport will be available in Finland as of 22 June

The Nomad Today 6/17/21

The certificate will be available in the My Kanta Pages within five days of vaccination.

Finnair Airport Stewardess cabin crew at Gate 3 by Finnair.

Finland

AIR TRAFFIC

Finnair tripled passenger numbers in May despite travel restrictions

The Nomad Today 6/9/21

Passenger numbers increased especially in European and domestic traffic.

01 June 2021, Hessen, Frankfurt_Main: Passengers walk through the reopened Terminal 2 at Frankfurt Airport. Photo: Boris Roessler/dpa

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Government will keep Finland closed to foreign tourists for another month

The Nomad Today 6/3/21

On Thursday the government extended the entry restrictions into Finland until June 27.

HANDOUT - 24 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Finnish Prime Minister Sanna Marin speaks to media upon her arrival to attend a special EU summit. Photo: -/EU Council/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

TOURISM

Marin: "The digital certificate will facilitate health-secure travel"

The Nomad Today 5/26/21

Finland today launches its national digital certificate of vaccination against Covid-19.

HANDOUT - 21 May 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commissioner for Justice Didier Reynders gives a press conference on the EU digital Covid-19 Certificate at the European Commission in Brussels. Photo: Christophe Licoppe/European Commission/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Tourism

AGREEMENT IN BRUSSELS

EU Covid-19 passport to go live in Finland from 1 July

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/21/21

Three types of certificate will be available free of charge and on paper or digitally as a QR code.

The director of THL, Mika Salminen (L). Photo: Laura Kotila/Vnk/file photo.

Sports

FOOTBALL

Salminen advises fans not travel to support Finland at UEFA Euro 2020

The Nomad Today 5/17/21

"It is better to watch the championship at home”, says the director of THL.

15 July 2020. A cabin crew member, wearing a mask and gloves, on a Finnair flight in 2020. Photo: © The Nomad Today.

Tourism

CORONAVIRUS

Finnair already accepts vaccination certificates for travel to Finland

The Nomad Today 5/11/21

One dose of vaccine is sufficient for the certificate, says the airline.

03 May 2021, Greece, Athens: People sit in a cafe in the Monastiraki district with the Acropolis in the background. Greece relaxes the measures imposed because of the Coronavirus pandemic. Photo: Socrates Baltagiannis/dpa

Tourism

TOURISM

EU executive suggests opening bloc's borders to non-essential travel

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/4/21

This only applies to passengers who had received at least one shot with an EU-approved vaccine.

A view of the interior of Helsinki airport. Photo: Pixabay/file photo.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Finland to launch its own travel vaccination document ahead of EU digital certificate

The Nomad Today 4/28/21

The Finnish national vaccination certificate may facilitate travel already in May.