University groups say exchange students need clearer information about Finnish rules and recommendations on Covid-19.
Exchange students infected with coronavirus spent time at the Helsinki nightclub Maxine in February. The individuals pictured are not related to the case (file photo).
Image: Petteri Bülow / Yle
University student groups blame sparse information in English and confusing recommendations for the spread of coronavirus among exchange students in Finland.
New exchange students have not generally been allowed to come to Finland since last autumn, but some of those in the country have been linked to a string of Covid-19 clusters.
In January, 150 students attended a party at a bar in Jyväskylä, with more than 100 of them later being diagnosed with Covid infections. In Helsinki, at least 100 were exposed to or contracted coronavirus infections at a party in February. In Lappeenranta, infections appeared after a spa trip, with more than a dozen exchange students falling