Mandatory testing starts on Finnish Lapland border
As of Tuesday anyone arriving into Finland via a border crossing point in Lapland is subject to a mandatory health check.
A testing site at Tornio s border crossing point.
Image: Antti Ullakko / Yle
Beginning from Tuesday 1 June, all travellers arriving into Finland at any border crossing point in Lapland must undergo to a mandatory health check.
At Pello, on the frontier with Sweden, a caravan has been brought to the border for initial use by health personnel carrying out coronavirus tests on arrivals. A shipping container fitted out for health checks is to be moved from the grounds of the local health centre to the border crossing later in the day. The facility will serve both travellers and local residents seeking tests.
As of June 1 anyone arriving into Finland via a border crossing point in Lapland is subject to a mandatory health check.
Beginning from Tuesday 1 June, all travellers arriving into Finland at any border crossing point in Lapland must undergo a mandatory health check.
At Pello, on the frontier