31.03.2020

Information on Corona and Support for Immigrants

Are you worried about coronavirus or the limitations and changes it has brought to everyday life? On this site, you will find information on corona in different languages. Information is updated on this page when the situation changes. (Updated March 26, 2021.)

Up-to-date information on corona

The City of Turku gathers current information to provide guidance on corona and changes to city services on the website www.turku.fi/en/corona. You can translate the page into your own language using Google Translate.

Follow the corona situation in Turku and South-West Finland

FOR ORGANIZATIONS

If they wish, organizations can communicate their service details related to the the state of emergency caused by coronavirus on Poikkeustilanpalvelu webropol form (In Finnish) or by sending the information by e-mail at osallisuus@turku.fi

Falling ill and getting tested
COVID-19 vaccinations
Protecting yourself against coronavirus
Exposure, illness and quarantine
Help for worry and anxiety
Work, unemployment and benefits
Information about coronavirus in several languages in other services

Falling ill and getting tested

What to do if you suspect having caught the coronavirus infection

Coronavirus helpline, phone +358 2 266 2714

The helpline is open on weekdays from 8 am to 3 pm. The helpline is intended for Turku residents and provides advice related to coronavirus. There is a callback service.

Where to get tested?

You can get tested free of charge at:

Tykslab units
Varissuo health station (Mon-Fri from 9 am to 11 am and from 12 pm to 2 pm.) Please note! The testing point of Varissuo only serves Turku residents. Residents of nearby municipalities must use the testing points of their own municipality or Turku University Hospital.
Timetable of coronavirus prevntion bus on weekdays:
Halinen, Huudi (address Gregorius IX:n tie 8, Mon–Fri 9.30 am–11 am)
Perno, sand field located opposite Höveli (address Hyrköistentie 26, Wed and Fri klo 12 noon–2 pm)
Please note! The testing point of the coronavirus prevention bus only serves Turku residents. Residents of nearby municipalities must use the testing points of their own municipality or Turku University Hospital.

What happens during the coronavirus test?

A video by Helsingin Sanomat shows what happens during the test. The video has Arabic, Swedish and English subtitles.

COVID-19 vaccinations

All info about vaccinations and how to book your time can be found at Coronavirus Vaccinations in Turku.

Select your group below to find more information about COVID-19 vaccinations:

people aged between 18 and 69 who belong to a medical risk group 1
people aged between 18 and 69 who belong to a medical risk group 2
people aged over 79
people aged between 70 and 78
people aged between 18 and 69 (vaccinations to begin later)

Turku vaccinates municipal citizens and people who have selected Turku as their health service point.

Turku Coronavirus Vaccination Telephone Service and how to book an appointment

Vaccines are only administered by appointment. If you belong to a group that is scheduled for vaccination, you can make an appointment online or by telephone. City of Turku COVID-19 vaccination helpline, tel. +358 2 266 0159 (open on weekdays from 8 am to 2 pm) also helps you if you have questions about the vaccination.

Online booking can be found at Coronavirus Vaccinations in Turku. Online booking can be done in Finnish and Swedish.
Booking by phone can be done through City of Turku COVID-19 vaccination helpline, tel. +358 2 266 0159 (on weekdays from 8 am to 2 pm). They will also help you if you have questions. The telephone service is available also in English.

Frequently Asked Questions about COVID-19 vaccinations

Find Answers to Frequently Asked Questions about Coronavirusvaccinations

Information about coronavirus vaccinations in Turku in different languages

How the Covid-19 vaccinations proceed in Turku? How to book an appointment? Where the vaccinations will take place? Where to get more information? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens into an new window.

Vaccination information WhatsApp picture

Information about coronavirus vaccinations in Turku briefly in a picture format (1080x1080px). By clicking the link, an image file will open into a new window.

Videos on COVID-19 vaccines in different languages

The videos by Finnish Institute of Health and Welfare provide information on vaccines.

Protecting yourself against coronavirus

Instructions for Turku residents and for people visiting or staying in Turku and voluntary quarantine

How should I act in a coronavirus situation? How do I use a cloth face mask? What does self-isolation mean? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens. (Updated December 2020.)

Use a mask correctly

Instruction shows how to put on a mask and how to remove a mask correctly. By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

Picture: How to use mask right (A3)

Coronavirus-themed cartoon

The City of Turku has published a coronavirus-themed cartoon for children and young people. The cartoon has been translated not only into Finnish and Swedish but also the following other languages: Arabic, English, Russian, Somali, Kurdish, Albanian, Estonian, Vietnamese, Polish, Chinese, Bosnian, Turkish, Romanian, Persian and Dari.

All language versions can be found on the City of Turku website turku.fi/koronasarjakuva.

Corona information WhatsApp Picture (1080x1080px)

Brief instructions how to prevent coronavirus in a picture format.

Instruction videos by Daisy Ladies on protecting yourself against coronavirus

Videos in Arabic, Somalian, Persian, Kurdish and Spanish

Videos on corona situation in Turku

Exposure, illness and quarantine

Instructions for people who have been exposed to coronavirus

What to do in case of exposure? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens. (Updated Februrary 2021)

Instructions for people who have caught coronavirus

What to do if you've caught coronavirus? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens. (Updated Februrary 2021)

Instructions for people who have a family member with coronavirus

Ways to Prevent Coronavirus Infections within Family

What to do when your family member has coronavirus? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

Instructions for people who have a family member exposed to coronavirus and ordered into quarantine

What to do when your family member has been exposed and is ordered into quarantine? By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

Instructions for persons ordered into quarantine or isolation

Things you can and cannot do while ordered into isolation and quarantine. By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

Help for worry and anxiety

If the current epidemic or any other factor causes anxiety, the national crisis helpline is open 24 hours per day. It is a low-threshold conversation service that you can contact instead of worrying on your own. There are crisis helplines also in Arabic and English.

Phone numbers:

in Finnish +358 9 2525 0111 – open 24 hours per day
in Swedish +358 9 2525 0112 – open 20 hours per day on weekdays (Mon-Fri)
in Arabic and English +358 9 2525 0113 – open 20 hours per day on weekdays (Mon-Thu)

Work, unemployment and benefits

Furlough, unemployment or disrupted payment of salary

Many Finns will experience significant worry over work or money if they become unemployed or furloughed due to limitations caused by coronavirus. Therefore, we have put together instructions to give or pass on to those who become unemployed or furloughed or whose employer disrupts the payment of salary. By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

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Have you been placed in quarantine? You may be eligible for an infectious disease allowance

You may qualify for an infectious disease allowance if you have been ordered to go into formal quarantine and cannot work. Additionally, you must be covered by the Finnish social security system. By clicking the link, a PDF-file opens.

Support for entrepreneurs in corona crisis

The Finnish State and municipalities have made decisions on how to support entrepreneurs in financial problems caused by the corona epidemic. City of Turku and Tempo project has put together instructions on support opportunities for companies and entrepreneurs in the corona crisis. Instructions are available in English, Arabic, Russian and Kurdish, and will be translated to Dari.

Instructions in Tempo Project blog

Kela has opened a nationwide telephone service in Russian, Arabic and Somali

Due to the state of emergency caused by coronavirus, the Russian, Arabic and Somali telephone services in the capital region have been opened for nationwide use. The lines are open on Mondays, Wednesday and Friday from 9 am to noon. They are open only during the state of emergency caused by coronavirus and when they eventually close down, it will be communicated separately. If the customer is able to handle their affairs in Finnish, Swedish or English, they will be redirected to other service numbers. If they are able to handle their affairs online, they will be advised to do so.

Kela telephone service numbers:

in Arabic +358 20 6344 902
in Somali +358 20 6344 905
in Russian +338 20 6344 901

Information about coronavirus in several languages in other services

InfoFinland has gathered links leading to websites of Finnish authorities and information on coronavirus in 12 languages.
Y LE news service offers news videos and information of coronavirus on Arabic, Somali, Kurdish and Persian.
Kotouttaminen.fi has gathered material in different languages
Turku Region Interpretation Centre has compiled a PDF document that includes information on corona produced abroad in 23 languages, information on corona produced in Finland
and multilingual Finnish and international links.

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coronavirus

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