COVID-19 pandemic in Finland

Confirmed COVID-19 Cases per 100,000 Population by Health District

The COVID-19 pandemic occurs in Finland since the end of January 2020 as part of the global COVID-19 pandemic , which began in China. The cause of the disease is the pathogen SARS-CoV-2 . The first death became known on March 21.

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Unnecessary travel to Hubei Province was banned on January 27, 2020 . The first case was announced a day later. It was a Chinese woman from Wuhan who tested positive in Ivalo . It wasn't until a month later, on February 26th, that the second case was announced. This time it was a Finnish woman who had returned from Lombardy .

In the days that followed, the number of infected people initially rose slowly; the World Health Organization (WHO) report of March 2 cited six cases, twelve on March 6 and 40 cases on March 10. 109 cases were reported on March 13, 2020. By March 16, that number had risen to 267 cases.

On March 16, a state of emergency was declared in Finland. In the aftermath, the following measures were adopted, which should initially apply until April 13th:

• Preparation of border closings with neighboring countries with the call that Finnish citizens from abroad should return immediately
• All persons entering from abroad must be in quarantine for two weeks
• Meetings with more than ten people are prohibited
• Closure of public facilities such as theaters, museums, libraries and swimming pools
• Recommendation to other institutions, e.g. religious communities, to do the same
• Visits to hospitals and care facilities are restricted
• From March 18, all schools will be closed, and childcare will be offered for children whose parents work in critical professions

On March 17th, Viking Line announced that the passenger service between Helsinki and Stockholm will be suspended from March 18th until at least April 13th.

The first death was reported on March 21. An elderly person died in Uusimaa . According to the Finnish authorities, there were 521 cases of infection that day. The data published by the WHO are about a day late. The focus of the infections is Helsinki in southern Finland.

On March 27, parliament decided that the borders with the Uusimaa region will be closed from midnight. Travel to and from Uusimaa without a valid reason is prohibited. The region in which the capital Helsinki is also located has 1.7 million inhabitants, a third of the Finnish population. Since most of the confirmed cases occur there, it is hoped that the spread will slow down. Originally the regulation was supposed to last until April 19th, but was then repealed on April 15th.

The measures were gradually lifted from May onwards. Libraries have been allowed to reopen since May 4th, since the beginning of June up to 50 people have been allowed to meet again and since the beginning of July 500 people have been allowed to meet outside of buildings. In July the entry restrictions began to be lifted again. This was especially true for countries with low infection rates.

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Evolution of the epidemic

World Health Organization figures

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Finland over the course of the week
according to WHO data

Confirmed deaths (cumulative) in Finland over the course of the week
according to WHO data

ECDC figures

Confirmed infections (cumulative) in Finland
according to data from ECDC

New infections in Finland
according to data from ECDC

Deaths (cumulative) in Finland
according to data from ECDC

Confirmed deaths (daily) in Finland based
on data from ECDC

See also

• List of epidemics and pandemics
• List of deaths from the COVID-19 pandemic

Web links

Commons : COVID-19 Pandemic in Finland  - Pictures, Videos and Audio Files Collection

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} THL confirms first coronavirus death in Finland. March 21, 2020, accessed on March 22, 2020 . 
2. ↑ Finland issues China travel advisory over coronavirus concerns. January 27, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
3. ↑ Finland's first coronavirus case confirmed in Lapland. January 31, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
4. ↑ Woman in Helsinki tests positive for novel coronavirus. February 26, 2020, accessed on March 14, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports; Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed March 23, 2020 . 
6. ↑ Finland closes schools, declares state of emergency over coronavirus. March 16, 2020, accessed on March 17, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Coronavirus latest: 319 cases confirmed in Finland, more transport cuts, govt limits medical supply sales. March 17, 2020, accessed on March 17, 2020 . 
8. ↑ Uusimmat tiedot koronaviruksesta: Suomessa ensimmäinen koronaviruskuolema, yhteensä 521 varmistettua tartuntaa, Italiassa kuoli yhdessä päivässä lähes 800 eristä. March 21, 2020, accessed March 21, 2020 (Finnish). 
9. ↑ Joka kotiin lahnee pian toimintaohjeet sisältävä koronakirje - pääministeri Marin: Loads ja nuorten ei pidä viettää aikaa porukassa. March 19, 2020, accessed March 22, 2020 (Finnish). 
10. ↑ Uusimaa closes borders after late-night vote in parliament. March 28, 2020, accessed on March 28, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Uudenmaan sulku päättyi - Näillä kolmella seikalla hallitus perusteli päätöstä. April 15, 2020, accessed April 27, 2020 (Finnish). 
12. ↑ Library reopenings a "pleasant surprise" for staff but normal service won't return yet. May 5, 2020, accessed on August 27, 2020 . 
13. ↑ Gov't eases curbs on cross-border travel, events public. June 11, 2020, accessed on August 27, 2020 . 
14. ↑ Katso koko lista Suomen sallimista matkustusmaista - Kiuru: Suomessa koronatartunnoissa ”suvantovaihe”. July 7, 2020, accessed August 27, 2020 (Finnish). 
15. ↑ ^{a b} Novel Coronavirus (2019-nCoV) situation reports; Coronavirus disease (COVID-2019) situation reports. WHO, accessed on August 12, 2020 . 
16. ↑ ^{a b} Cases reported to WHO by national authorities are listed here. Since the situation is very dynamic, there may be discrepancies or delays between the cases of the WHO and the data of national authorities as well as the information provided by other bodies, such as the Johns Hopkins University (CSSE). The reporting period is set out in the respective WHO report above and in most cases is set from 10 a.m. on the previous day to 10 a.m. on the reporting day CET .
17. ↑ ^{a b} On August 16, 2020, the daily announcement of the numbers was changed to a weekly rhythm. The numbers of the first weekly report ( August 17, 2020 , pdf) are identical to those of the WHO report No. 209 (August 16, 2020, pdf) and are also based on the status of August 16, 2020 at 10 a.m. after the report itself is shown . They can therefore be continued seamlessly from the second weekly report ( August 24, 2020 , pdf), as this was announced accordingly at 10 a.m. on August 23, 2020. In order not to make this too confusing, the date of the publication (August 24th) is not used here for the database (August 23rd).
18. ↑ ^{a b c d} Download today's data on the geographic distribution of COVID-19 cases worldwide. ECDC, accessed August 27, 2020 .