The COVID-19 passport and the reader application of the COVID-19 certificate are no longer in use in Finland
Use of the COVID-19 passport, aka the EU COVID-19 Certificate and its reader application, which were introduced during the COVID-19 pandemic, is being discontinued at events and restaurants in Finland. A valid COVID-19 certificate may still be needed for foreign travel. You can remove the COVID-19 certificate reader application from your telephone yourself.
The COVID-19 certificate has served as the EU's COVID-19 passport, which has been checked using the THL COVID-19 certificate reader application. The reader application was developed for the use of restaurants, night clubs, public events, and other event organisers.
In the current epidemic situation, the reasons for using a COVID passport no longer exist and the use of the COVID certificate reader application is being discontinued. The COVID certificate reader application can no longer be downloaded as of 1 June.
Remove the reader application from your phone yourself
The reader application does not delete itself. Users must remove it from their own phones themselves. When the Reader stops functioning, the application will show the user only the Thank You page.
The reader application was introduced in October 2021. THL was responsible for the technical implementation of the QR code in the reader application with funding and guidance from the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health. Solita was responsible for the technical development of the application.
“We thank all Finns for their active participation in the use of the digital applications related to the COVID-19. The COVID certificate reader application was developed for use by event organisers. The number of users of the application reached 250,000”, says Solita technology specialist Sami Köykkä.
COVID Certificate still in use for foreign travel
Although the EU COVID Certificate will no longer be used in Finland, it may still be needed for travel. If you are going on a trip abroad, check to see if the destination country requires travellers to show a COVID Certificate.
Re-open EU
You can download the COVID-19 Certificate from My Kanta. The EU COVID-19 Certificate includes three certificates: a certificate of COVID-19 vaccination, a certificate of a negative test result or a certificate of having recovered from COVID-19.
Go to My Kanta
Further information
Jukka Jokinen
Leading Researcher
THL
tel. +358 (0)29 524 8683
[email protected]
Sami Köykkä
Technology Specialist
Solita
tel. +358 44 7582 395
[email protected]
