In October and November, the cities of Espoo, Helsinki, Kauniainen and Vantaa organised a joint client survey for the guardians of children in municipal and private early childhood education and pre-primary education. The guardians of children attending early childhood education and pre-primary education are mainly very satisfied with the education services provided in the capital … Continued
The city of Kauniainen has employed Viktoriya Kovalenko as a project worker to help Ukrainians that already are here or later arriving refugees in everyday matters. She will work as a contact person between the city and the refugees. Viktoriya comes from Kharkov in eastern Ukraine, where she took a university exam in international economy … Continued
The Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare (THL) rescinded its national recommendations for general face mask use on 14 April 2022. People can now use face masks at their own discretion, but in certain specific situations, the recommendations remain valid. On 20 April, the Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group decided to update its regional … Continued
Several restrictions in the metropolitan area have been lifted during February as the epidemic has steadily improved. The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to employers that, from 1 March onwards, extensive remote working can be gradually phased in to combine remote and local working. With the freeing of society, the responsibility, as well … Continued
The Helsinki Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland that it lifts the current restrictions on public events in the metropolitan area as of 14 February, if the development of the loads placed on hospitals continues to be favourable. The epidemic situation in the metropolitan area has … Continued
The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland that indoor public seating be allowed at 50 per cent capacity from 8 February, onwards. However, it is also recommended that the maximum number of participants be limited to a maximum of 500 people. Large private events are still … Continued
The load placed by the coronavirus pandemic on social and health care services in the Helsinki metropolitan area has remained high and non-urgent activities have had to be largely reduced. At the moment, however, it seems that the increase in the load has stopped and has begun to decrease in the metropolitan area. The persistence … Continued
The number of coronavirus infections continues to rise throughout the Helsinki metropolitan area and the burden placed on hospital care is increasing. There are currently altogether 347 coronavirus patients in hospital care in HUS (Hospital District of Helsinki and Uusimaa). In all cities in the Helsinki metropolitan area, as well as in HUS, non-emergency care … Continued
The recommendations concerning face mask use and remote working will be continued in the entire Helsinki metropolitan area until 13 February 2022. The coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency for Southern Finland that supervised recreational activities for children and young people should continue in accordance with the previous guidelines. There are … Continued
In its talks yesterday, the government of the country outlined new restrictive measures due to the deteriorating coronavirus situation. At the same time, the government transferred responsibility for the strictest restrictions to regional actors, without directly specifying what actions should be taken. The Metropolitan Area coronavirus coordination group recommends to the Regional State Administrative Agency … Continued