Helsinkians who are in line for the vaccine can get the first corona vaccine dose without appointment at the pop-up vaccination points.

From Wednesday 21.7 onwards, you can get the first jab without appointment from all vaccination points in Helsinki. The vaccinations points are open without appointment booking on weekdays 10–15.15 and on Saturdays 11–16.15. You must still book an appointment for the booster jab.

The number of coronavirus infections has gone up in Helsinki, especially among young adults. At the moment, about 80 new cases are found daily and there’s a delay with the tracing. Now we want to speed up tracing and prevent further infections by working together with young people.

Helsinkians who are in line for the vaccine can get the first corona vaccine dose without appointment at the pop-up vaccinations points.

These last few days, the number of coronavirus infections has been growing even more in Helsinki. There have been over 100 new cases a day, and the incidence rate on Friday 16 August was 137 cases per 100,000 inhabitants in 14 days. A corresponding rise in infections is seen elsewhere in Europe, too.

The EU corona certificate was taken into use 14 July. Helsinkians get their corona certificates in an electronic format from the national My Kanta service (kanta.fi). The certificates can be saved e.g. on your phone or laptop.

London and New York were the only cities that ranked higher than Helsinki in the international Cities of Choice survey. The ranking was conducted by Boston Consulting Group and BCG Henderson Institute. The survey used 155 indicators, and 25 000 residents from 80 different cities participated in the survey.

The instructions and recommendations concerning health examination conducted after entering the country changed on Monday 12 July due to changes to the Communicable Diseases Act. This also affects passengers entering Finland through ports in Helsinki.