The change in the quarantine practises of those exposed to COVID-19 does not apply to travel-related self-quarantine
The quarantine practices of those exposed to COVID-19 have been revised regarding those who have been vaccinated against COVID-19 or have had the disease.
The change in quarantine practices does not affect self-quarantines related to travel, the instructions for which remain unchanged. Self-quarantine is recommended, for example, for persons arriving in Finland from a country with a high incidence of coronavirus.
If you have been exposed to coronavirus, you will not be quarantined in the following cases, unless the Communicable Disease Control Physician decides otherwise in his/her assessment:
- You have received two vaccine doses and it has been at least one week since the second dose. Two doses of the vaccine provide good protection against the coronavirus disease and its severe forms.
- You have been infected with coronavirus, and you have received at least one vaccine dose within six months of the infection, and it has been at least one week of your vaccination. As a rule, in this situation, quarantine is not needed, as the combination of having had the disease and the first dose of vaccine provides similar protection as two doses of vaccine.
- You have had the coronavirus disease within the last six months. In the light of the current information, protection against coronavirus remains six months after the disease.
There are two types of quarantine
There are two types of quarantine: self-quarantine and official quarantine. The objective of both forms is to prevent an asymptomatic person from infecting others.
Self-quarantine is voluntary. Self-quarantine is recommended, for example, for a person waiting for the result of a coronavirus test, or a person arriving in Finland from a country with a high incidence of coronavirus.
Official quarantine is based on an official decision made by a Communicable disease control physician. A communicable disease control physician may order an asymptomatic person to be quarantined if he or she has been exposed to a generally hazardous infectious disease.
