Influenza vaccinations will be provided free of charge to those belonging to at-risk groups their loved ones from Monday to Friday during weeks 44-47, i.e. 1-26 November. The vaccines are only administered by appointment.

The City of Helsinki will start giving third doses of the COVID-19 vaccine to those over 60 years-old and those who are susceptible to severe COVID-19 (risk groups 1 and 2) next week. Residents of institutions and nursing homes will also receive the third dose.

The City of Helsinki has been chosen as one of the organisers of the Tall Ships Races 2024, due to take place in July 2024. The other host ports of the event are Turku and Mariehamn from Finland, Tallinn from Estonia, Klaipėda from Lithuania and Szczecin from Poland.

Influenza vaccinations will start in Helsinki on 1 November and the vaccinations will be given at the current coronavirus vaccination points. Vaccinations are given by appointment and the appointment booking opens at the end of October. We will inform separately about the exact time.

On 12 October 2021, the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) issued new health safety recommendations for early childhood education, schools, educational institutes and universities.

There are more than 80 events for children and young people in Helsinki during the autumn break week. Most of the autumn break events offered by the City are free of charge and even those that are subject to a fee are affordable. The entire autumn break programme has now been compiled in one place on the tapahtumat.hel.fi website for the first time. In Helsinki, the autumn break starts on Friday 15 October and ends on Sunday 24 October.

Voting on OmaStadi will continue until 28 October. Personal assistance will be provided at dozens of supported voting locations to ensure a smooth voting process.

Students in upper secondary schools and vocational institutions can receive the second dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at their school from 13 October onwards. Students can also receive their second dose at vaccination points or pop-up vaccination points.