Multilingual information on coronavirus now available
Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) provides updated information in Finnish, Swedish and English on the coronavirus and when to seek medical care. Information on actions taken in municipalities regarding the coronavirus COVID-19 is available in several languages in the municipalities’ online services. Information about the coronavirus is available in several languages in the media.
Updated and republished on December 4, 2020.
As the number of multilingual materials grows, we have updated the news to include languages other than Finnish, Swedish and English.
We publish only the material and translations published by the Finnish authorities in this compilation. In addition, a few reliable international materials have been added. We strive to promote the production of translations and their effective dissemination in Finland. The multilingual material produced by the municipalities and regionally has been compiled into various news items (link in more information).
Information from the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL)
- Latest updates in English
- THL's information on the coronavirus in multiple languages (Additional information in Finnish)
- Coronavirus in easy-to-read Finnish
- Communication materials on the coronavirus in the THL material bank
- Regional situation, recommendations and restrictions
- THL on Twitter @THLorg, @THLresearch (in English) and @thlmonet.
InfoFinland collects multilingual materials
InfoFinland.fi collects multilingual information and share up-to-date authority information to their social media accounts.
- InfoFinland.fi advice about the coronavirus ( in 12 languages, choose the language from the topmost part of the page)
- InfoFinland.fi on Facebook
- InfoFinlandi.fi on Twitter
Easy-to-read and visual materials about the coronavirus
- Information in easy-to-read Finnish with pictures (Selkokeskus)
- Visual information about the coronavirus (Papunet)
- Yle news in easy-to-read Finnish
- Yle news in easy-to-listen Swedish
- News about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Finnish (Selkosanomat)
- News about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Swedish and pictures of facemasks
- THL's information about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Finnish
International information about the coronavirus
- WHO's information about the coronavirus in official UN languages (choose language from top menu)
- Inclusion Europe has collected easy-to-read information in multiple languages from different countries
- IOM's information about the coronavirus in multiple languages
- IOM's Italian audio information about the coronavirus in Chinese, Wolof, Spanish, Soninke, Kurdish, Hausa, French, Amharic, Bambara, Pigdin, Tigrinya, Russian
Finnish ministries' information about the coronavirus
- Finnish Government's information about the coronavirus in multiple languages (Additional information in Finnish)
- Social Affairs and Health (Updated information in Finnish)
- Ministry of Interior
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Changes to travel guidance and entry restrictions due to COVID-19 situation
- Ministry of Justice
- Ministry of Education and Culture
- Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment: FAQ about businesses, restaurants and work life in multiple languages
Other authorities
- TE-services during the coronavirus
- Uusimaa's TE-office's services in Englanti, Arabic, Kurdish, Romanian, Russian, Somali, Thai, Tigrinya
- Victim Support Finland's (Riku) information about worker's rights durig the coronavirus (in Finnish, Arabic, Dari/Farsi/Persian, English, Hindi, Chinese, Nepalese, Swedish, Sorani, Somali, Thai, Russian)
- Finnish Immigration Service: Effects of the coronavirus on customers
- Kela:
- International House Helsinki (IHH): To prevent the spread of the coronavirus, International House will offer limited service
- The Digital and Population Data Services Agency: The Digital and Population Data Services Agency service locations serve customers by appointment only
Support from organizations in the coronation situation
- SAK: Some details concerning the impact of coronavirus on work
- Monik Ry offers distance guidance during weekdays between 10-14 by phone in Finnisf, Swedish, English, Turkish, Arabic, Somali and Kurdish
- The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL): How can we talk about the coronavirus situation with children? (In Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, Estonian, Somali, Arabic, Thai, Saame)
Media communication about the coronavirus
- Yle news in English
- Yle novostin in Russian
- Ylen news about the coronavirus in Arabic, Somali, Kurdish, Persian
More information:
Municipalities provide multilingual communication about dealing in the coronavirus situation