We recommend you to read also https://thl.fi/en/web/infectious-diseases-and-vaccinations/what-s-new/coronavirus-covid-19-latest-updates/travel-and-the-coronavirus-pandemic (available also in Swedish).

It´s mentioned for example
”If you have a certificate of having tested negative for the coronavirus no more than 72 hours before arrival in Finland or of having received the first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine course at least 14 days before arrival in Finland, you will be referred to the test within 3–5 days (72–120 hours) of arrival in Finland.

If you do not have any of the above-mentioned certificates, you will be referred to the COVID-19 test at your point of entry and within 3–5 days of arrival in Finland.

If you have taken a COVID-19 test at your point of entry when arriving from a risk country, you must take another test within 3–5 days of arrival in Finland.

If the point of entry cannot carry out a COVID-19 test, you will need to take the test within 24 hours and again within 72–120 hours (3–5 days) after arrival.”

Answers to your questions

1. Has your "Top 200 permission" been approved by the Finnish Border Guard, and will it be used for the Jukola competition?
- Yes, our application for permission of special groups has been approved. We will use it for participants of non EU/Schengen area. Procedure of entering with permission include three negative tests, so we don´t want to use it if entering is possible by less than three tests.


2. If yes, will team members in Top 200 teams be given permission to enter Finland even if they are not fully vaccinated or have had COVID-19 during the last six months?
- Yes, as mentioned above Procedure of entering with permission include three negative tests
1. You need a negative test result from the first test at your home (before travelling), so called fast test (antigene test) is ok, but test has to be done by authorised health authority
2. You need a negative test result, test is done at the Finnish border control
3. You need a negative test result from the third test if your staying in Finland will last 72 h or more, if not third test is not required
4. There is no special requirement of quarantine at this moment (training is possible)

3. If yes, how do we submit which persons belong to which team to you and/or the Finnish Border Guard?
- In the case of permission fo special groups, you could fill in the entry form which is attached. We are obliged to send information to he Finnish Border Guard 24 hours before entering of team.

Hopefully this information is helpful. We will update this information next week to our websites, but as you mentioned Covid situation could be changed and also regulations/guidelines.