Finland re-introduce entry restrictions for residents of Thailand

[webfact]

 

by Mette Larsen 

 

Finland has re-introduced entry restrictions for residents of Thailand traveling to Finland from Thailand from 24 May until 15 June, The Embassy of Finland in Bangkok reports.

 

For other countries, the entry restrictions will be extended until 15 June 2021 except for residents living in bordering towns between Finland and Norway.

 

Full story: https://scandasia.com/finland-re-introduce-entry-restrictions-for-residents-of-thailand/

 

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[sammieuk1]

Don't want dirty unvaccinated Thais I suppose ????

[Captain Monday]

3.3. Restriction category 1, permitted traffic

• Return to Finland
  • Finnish nationals and their family members
  • nationals of EU and Schengen countries residing in Finland and their family members
  • third-country nationals residing in Finland with a residence permit
  • UK citizens and their family members residing in Finland who the Withdrawal Agreement applies to
• Return traffic to or through other EU and Schengen countries
  • nationals of other EU and Schengen countries and their family members
  • third-country nationals residing another EU or Schengen country with a residence permit
  • UK citizens and their family members residing in Finland who the Withdrawal Agreement applies to
• Essential travel
  • work that is significant for the functioning of society or supply security, the implementation of which requires the work performance of a person or persons coming from another country and the work cannot be delayed
  • health care and rescue service personnel (including first aid) and elderly care professionals during assignments as well as in internal border traffic authorative personnel performing essential work tasks
  • transport and logistics personnel during assignments
  • diplomats, staff of international organisations, military personnel and humanitarian aid workers in the exercise of their duties
  • state representatives participating in international negotiations and persons engaged in work for international NGOs
  • persons studying in Finland 
  • persons with a Finnish residence permit and EU/Schengen citizens who have registered their right of residence
  • traffic at the land border between Finland and Norway between border communities (in Norway, the municipalities of Storfjord, Kåfjord, Nordreisa, Kautokeino, Kaarasjok, Tana, Nesseby, and Sør-Varanger and in Finland, the municipalities of Enontekiö, Inari, and Utsjoki) 
  • persons travelling for family matters (e.g. meeting a relative, relationship, funerals, weddings, illness) 
    • a relative refers to a spouse, children, parents, grandchildren, parents-in-law and grandparents
  • persons in need of international protection or who are travelling for other humanitarian reasons
  • other necessary and justified reason (e.g. necessary or otherwise justified personal reasons, representatives of foreign media, scheduled air services at airports, property, residence or secondary residence in Finland, property arrangements in Finland and in internal border traffic pursuit of the Sámi livelihood and culture).
• Special groups (such as representatives of culture, sports and business life)

Pursuit of the Sámi livelihood and culture is considered essential traffic. Sámi may also cross the land border between Finland and Sweden and Finland and Norway and the border rivers at locations other than the official border crossing points. However, this does not give Sámi the right to cross the border by a motor vehicle, with the exception of off-road vehicles.

In addition to diplomats, holders of service and official passports are allowed entry in the exercise of their duties.

Other essential traffic is assessed on a case-by-case basis based on information gathered during the border check.

 

[RichardColeman]

37 minutes ago, webfact said:

Finland has re-introduced entry restrictions for residents of Thailand traveling to Finland from Thailand from 24 May until 15 June

[Justgrazing]

That's finished it for a while then .. 

 

[Chelseafan]

Slightly OT and I know these are unprecedented times but I'm surprised EU countries have closed borders with one another especially when they constantly bang on about freedom of movement.

 

[Chelseafan]

6 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

That's finished it for a while then .. 

 

 

I see what you did there. ????

[ezzra]

This bit of news has definitely ruined my day, where in Finland again please remind me again?...

[Excel]

Seems a prudent move

[Captain Monday]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Thai tourists still have time to visit Moomin village this summer then!

[mvdf]

Strange list entries. Why would Rwanda be listed as non-restricted (of all countries!) 

 

 

Whilst countries with lower case loads are restricted

 

 

 

Survey sites are gushing about the happiest and best country. Must be the barrels of Lakka and Sima guzzled down which could be why they can't properly choose countries for proper whitelisting.

[mtls2005]

Hopefully this will be sorted by the time the berries ripen.

 

 

 

Essential workers: Thais to pick 90% of berries for Finnish firm

 

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/essential_workers_thais_to_pick_90_of_berries_for_finnish_firm/11477609#:~:text=Thais behind nearly all picked,is seen at Marja Bothnia.

[madmen]

No pickled herrings for somchai this year. 

[ICELANDMAN]

3 hours ago, ezzra said:

This bit of news has definitely ruined my day, where in Finland again please remind me again?...

 

Take the left and always go straight

[mrfill]

2 hours ago, mvdf said:

Strange list entries. Why would Rwanda be listed as non-restricted (of all countries!) 

 

 

Whilst countries with lower case loads are restricted

 

 

 

Survey sites are gushing about the happiest and best country. Must be the barrels of Lakka and Sima guzzled down which could be why they can't properly choose countries for proper whitelisting.

 

Perhaps they're basing their decisions on what is happening now, rather than what happened a year ago. Look at weekly trends in Worldometers - Rwanda infections -24% in new cases, -50% in new deaths . Percentages refer to change in weekly figures.

[Captain Monday]

2 hours ago, mtls2005 said:

Hopefully this will be sorted by the time the berries ripen.

 

 

 

Essential workers: Thais to pick 90% of berries for Finnish firm

 

https://yle.fi/uutiset/osasto/news/essential_workers_thais_to_pick_90_of_berries_for_finnish_firm/11477609#:~:text=Thais behind nearly all picked,is seen at Marja Bothnia.

I bet  they  allow agricultural workers to protect then berry growers $$

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Extended globally.

[bangon04]

Good to see that Vatican City is completely free - the holier than thous can fly over to Finland on their angel wings..... or private helicopters, of course...

[rickudon]

What isn't clear is if this impacts people from Thailand in transit at Helsinki airport - which i will be in about one month

[chalawaan]

Pony trekking or camping, or just watching TV.

Finland Finland Finland, is the country for me.

[Neeranam]

If it weren't for blueberries, few Thais would want to go to Finland. 

I worked there one winter and what a miserable place. maybe it's a cultural thing, but their direct communication style makes most Thais think they are downright rude. 

[Nsp64]

4 minutes ago, Neeranam said:

If it weren't for blueberries, few Thais would want to go to Finland. 

I worked there one winter and what a miserable place. maybe it's a cultural thing, but their direct communication style makes most Thais think they are downright rude. 

Because Thais dont understand direct communication, you know !, saying what you mean in a straight forward manner.

[treetops]

11 minutes ago, rickudon said:

What isn't clear is if this impacts people from Thailand in transit at Helsinki airport - which i will be in about one month

 

I read this as transit passengers are exempt from the exclusion.  See Restrictions Category 2.

 

https://raja.fi/en/guidelines-for-border-traffic-during-pandemic

 

[Neeranam]

6 minutes ago, Nsp64 said:

Because Thais dont understand direct communication, you know !, saying what you mean in a straight forward manner.

I am well aware of the differences between indirect and direct communication. I have grown to prefer the former, which has many disadvantages. 

I wonder which nationality is the happier?

[starky]

Oh no! All those Thais flooding to Finland daily will be refused entry ..the numbers must be in at least single digits 

[Ocraled]

6 hours ago, Neeranam said:

I am well aware of the differences between indirect and direct communication. I have grown to prefer the former, which has many disadvantages. 

I wonder which nationality is the happier?

https://www.visitfinland.com/fcb/news/finland-named-the-happiest-country/

 

[chickenslegs]

8 minutes ago, Ocraled said:

https://www.visitfinland.com/fcb/news/finland-named-the-happiest-country/

 

Your link isn't working for me.

This one works.

https://www.visitfinland.com/fcb/news/finland-named-the-happiest-country/

[Albert Zweistein]

14 hours ago, Captain Monday said:

I bet  they  allow agricultural workers to protect then berry growers $$

No berry growers, they grow in the woods.

[drenddy]

Pardon my french and with all due respect, who the <deleted> cares about Finland? 

 

 

[drenddy]

1 hour ago, Ocraled said:

https://www.visitfinland.com/fcb/news/finland-named-the-happiest-country/

 

It has been debated before. 

 

Perfectly fine, they have this perception of themselfes(finns, danes and other most happy nations in the world), but, IMHO, it's completely <deleted> and they should stop this "arrogant" attitude.