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Finland will quarantine travellers from most of the world to halt the spread of Covid-19.
Just 25 countries are currently exempt from the mandatory quarantine, Krista Kiuru, minister for family affairs and social services, told reporters.
Passengers who fail to comply face at most three months jail time or a fine and airlines will be required to disclose transit passengers to avoid attempts to circumvent the rules.
Exempt countries include Norway, Denmark and the Baltic countries as well as Japan and South Korea, while the US and Sweden and Russia are among those targeted by the new rules.
Finland’s Covid-19 situation remains contained with few cases reported daily. There have been a total of about 7,600 confirmed infections.