Source: Port of Helsinki
Original Date Posted: 8/16/2020
The Covid-19 outbreak was declared a Public Health Emergency of International Concern on 30 January 2020 by the World Health Organization. The travel restrictions on international passenger ships have been alleviated from 15 June onwards. The general travel recommendation provided by the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs remains as “avoid all non-essential travel,” with the exceptions of Norway, Denmark, Iceland, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania. Recreational travel from Finland to Estonia and the Baltic countries has been released. Ship passengers no longer need to stay in a 14-day quarantine when returning to Finland