Green certificate

FILED - 20 April 2020, Israel, Tel Aviv: A man wearing a face mask walks on a street near a public bus. The number of serious Covid-19 cases in Israel continues to rise to record highs, with 1,263 reported on Sunday. Photo: Ilia Yefimovich/dpa.

Coronavirus

PANDEMIC

Israel virtually drops Covid-19 vaccine passport requirement

The Nomad Today/dpa 2/7/22

That means anyone can go to a restaurant, cinema or hotel without having to show the document or proof that they have tested negative for the coronavirus

HANDOUT - 23 November 2021, Belgium, Brussels: Slovenia's European affairs Minister Gasper Dovzan gives a press conference after the General Affairs ministers council (GAC) at the EU headquarters in Brussels. Photo: Zucchi Enzo/European Union/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full.

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

EU ministers discuss Covid travel pass update with booster shots

The Nomad Today/dpa 11/23/21

EU member states have pushed the EU authority to link the validation status of vaccination in the travel pass to include booster vaccine doses

13 September 2021, Australia, Melbourne: 12 year-old Harry Goodison receives a dose of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in Melbourne. A series of pop-up vaccination hubs will be set up in schools and COVID-hit areas, while an extra 400,000 Pfizer and Moderna doses are also heading to the state of Victoria as part of a three-week blitz. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP/dpa

Coronavirus

CORONAVIRUS

Finnish authorities recommend full vaccination before traveling abroad

The Nomad Today 9/15/21

The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has updated its travel and the coronavirus pandemic web page

29 July 2021, United Kingdom, London: A general view of "Come Fly Again" signage at London's Heathrow Airport during a celebration for the safe reopening of international travel and its 75th anniversary. Photo: David Parry/PA Wire/dpa

Finland

PANDEMIC

Countries for which Finland won't require vaccination proof on arrival

The Nomad Today 8/6/21

The Finnish government has amended the decree that allows entry without having to undergo the health security measures laid down in the Communicable Diseases Act

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

TRAVEL

EU Covid test certificate and proof of recovery available in My Kanta

The Nomad Today 7/11/21

People who have received a negative test result may travel 48 hours after sampling in the case of a rapid test and 72 hours after sampling for a PCR test

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

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

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.

HANDOUT - 14 June 2021, Belgium, Brussels: European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen attends a press conference after the presidents of the three main EU institutions signed a plan for a digital Covid-19 vaccine certificate. Photo: Daina Le Lardic/European Parliament/dpa - ATTENTION: editorial use only and only if the credit mentioned above is referenced in full

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU signs digital Covid-19 vaccine pass into law, easing travel in bloc

The Nomad Today/dpa 6/14/21

Some EU countries, such as Germany and Spain, began issuing the certificates ahead of the final approval by Brussels. Finland not yet.

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.

19 May 2021, Spain, Madrid: A health worker injects a woman with a dose of Pfizer/Biontech's coronavirus (COVID-19) vaccine at the Wanda Metropolitano. Photo: A. Pérez Meca/EUROPA PRESS/dpa

Tourism

TRAVEL

Finnish digital vaccination certificate available from 26 May

The Nomad Today 5/19/21

People can use the Finnish vaccination certificate until the EU Digital Green Certificate comes available in July.

Coronavirus

GREEN CERTIFICATE

EU leaders fail to agree on vaccine passport

The Nomad Today/dpa 5/19/21

The document is to indicate whether a person has tested negative for Covid-19, has recently recovered from the virus that causes the disease, or has been vaccinated.

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.

28 March 2021, Bavaria, Kiefersfelden: Federal police officers check travellers entering Germany from Austria on the 93 motorway at the Kiefersfelden border crossing. The Czech Republic and Tyrol in Austria are no longer considered virus variant areas as of 28 March 2021, according to the risk classification of the Robert Koch Institute. Photo: Sven Hoppe/dpa

Coronavirus

'GREEN CERTIFICATE'

Group of EU states work on passport to allow travel amid pandemic

The Nomad Today/dpa 3/29/21

The green passport is a certificate meant to contain information on the holder's Covid-19 vaccination and test results or previous infections, in order to facilitate travel.