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 April 13, 2021.

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 
• Get the Vaccine When It's Your Turn -video (languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, Arabic, Estonian, Northern Sami)
• Coronavirus infects in everyday encounters -video (subtitles: finnish, swedish)
• Regional situation, recommendations and restrictions
• THL on Twitter @THLorg, @THLresearch (in English) and @thlmonet.

Finentry

• Information and instructions for travellers on coronavirus testing and self-quarantin (languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, Northern Sami, Norwegian, Estonian, Russian, French, German, Arabic, Somali)

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

• Selkokeskus: Information in easy-to-read Finnish with pictures 
• Papunet: Visual information about the coronavirus 
• Selkosanomat: News about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Finnish 
• THL's information about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Finnish 
• Yle news in easy-to-read Finnish
• Yle news in easy-to-listen Swedish
• News about the coronavirus in easy-to-read Swedish and pictures of facemasks

International information about the coronavirus

• WHO's information about the coronavirus in official UN languages (choose language from the top menu)
• Inclusion Europe has collected easy-to-read information in multiple languages from different countries
• IOM's information about the coronavirus in 38 languages
• IOM's Italian audio information about the coronavirus in 24 languages

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 Agriculture and Forestry of Finland: Instructions about seasonal production work (languages: English, Swedish, Russian, Ukranian)
• 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
  • Press releases in 15 languages

Other authorities

• Guidelines for workplaces to prevent Covid-19 (languages: English, Swedish Estonian, Polish, Albanian, Russian, Somali, Romanian)
• TE-services during the coronavirus
• Uusimaa's TE-office's services (languages: English, Swedish, Arabic, Kurdish, Russian, Somali)
• Victim Support Finland's (Riku) information about worker's rights durig the coronavirus in 12 languages 
• Finnish Immigration Service: Effects of the coronavirus on customers
• Kela: 
  • How to take care of Kela-matters at home -leaflet (languages: Arabic, Estonian, Russian, Somali, Sorani, Farsi)
  • Kela's phone services (languages: Finnish, English, Swedish, Arabic, Somali, Russian)
  • Infectious disease allowance (languages: Finnish, Englich, Sami, Estonian, Swedish, Russian)
  • Have you been placed in quarantine? -info (languages: Finnish, Swedish, Englich, Northern Sami, Inari Sami, Skolt Sami, Arabic, Sorani, Russian, Somali)
• 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
• Information on Covid-19 from the Finnish Border Guard (languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, Northern Sami)

Support from organizations in the coronation situation

• SAK: Some details concerning the impact of coronavirus on work
• Monik ry: Distance guidance during weekdays between 10-14 by phone  (languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Turkish, Arabic, Somali, Kurdish)
• The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL): How can we talk about the coronavirus situation with children? (languages: Finnish, Swedish, English, Russian, Estonian, Somali, Arabic, Thai, Saame)
• Save the Children: Information about coronavirus for childrend and care-givers (languages: Arabic, English, Spanish, Persian, Dari, Somali, Tirinja)

Media communication about the coronavirus

• Yle news in English
• Yle novosti in Russian
• Ylen news about the coronavirus in Arabic, Somali, Kurdish, Persian

More information:

Municipalities provide multilingual communication about dealing in the coronavirus situation

Tips for people ordering multilingual translations