The northern neighbor will not open the borders for Petersburgers (and for other Russians) for a long time. Moreover: it will re-introduce restrictions for some other countries. So far, the deadline is called September 8. The reason is that the incidence rates have increased in Finland itself.
At least Yle quotes the Chief of Staff of the Ministry of Health Kirsi Varhila… According to her, there is no need to wait for new indulgences at the borders: the situation with the epidemic in many countries is worsening.
Moreover, additional protective measures will be reintroduced – for example, it is very likely that coronavirus tests will be carried out in the ports of Helsinki and Turku, as well as in Tornio, on the border with Sweden, which is “unreliable” in terms of coronavirus.
It is known that the number of daily tests will also increase in Finland (from 15 to 20 thousand). It would be logical to assume that the number of detected infections will also increase.
Earlier, “MK” in St. Petersburg “said that the Finnish company Finnair announced the inclusion of St. Petersburg in its flight schedule for August. Perhaps, we can still talk about several regular flights, but in any case, information about the August flights has not yet been confirmed.