Vaccines in Finland
Where and when do I get the vaccine?
The COVID-19 vaccine is provided free of charge to all those over 12 years of age who want to take it and for children over 6 months of age based on individual consideration. You will be informed by your home municipality of your vaccination place. If you have any questions about the COVID-19 vaccines or your own health, please contact your own healthcare centre or occupational healthcare service. The THL site also provides instruction of the sources of information about the how, where and when of the COVID-19 vaccinations.
Risk group vaccination order
The Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) has defined two core groups: individuals with a chronic disease predisposing heavily to the serious version of the coronavirus disease and those predisposed to the serious form of the disease.
The diseases predisposing the individual heavily to the serious coronavirus disease are, for example, serious chronic kidney disease, a serious condition that weakens immune resistance (organ transplant, acute cancer therapy) and severe chronic pulmonary disease.
Diseases that predispose the individual to a serious form of the coronavirus disease include, for example, coronary artery disease and cirrhotic liver disease.
For further information about the vaccination order and risk groups, please go to the THL page.
Digital vaccination card
An EU digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate that can be used as a COVID-19 passport has been available in the Omakanta online service since 22.6.2021. Since mid-July the EU digital COVID-19 vaccination certificate has also included a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test result and a recovery from the COVID-19 disease, if it has been ascertained with a positive PCR test result.
It will soon be easier to monitor vaccination data as a separate Vaccines section is being prepared for the Omakanta service. Previously vaccination data has only been available on a traditional paper card, but not in digital form.
In the future, the vaccination data will be digitally available in the Omakanta service as soon as a vaccination is taken. The healthcare professional performing the vaccination will record the vaccination in the service where the individual’s vaccinations are summarised. Many users already have the digital vaccination card in their Omakanta.
Please go to the THL page to read more about the COVID-19 vaccination card.
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