Finland to end all COVID-19 restrictions

Some measures are already due to be eased. 

For instance, starting on Tuesday, restaurants will be able to extend their opening hours to 9pm and serve alcohol until 8pm.

Border controls with other European Union and Schengen countries will also be lifted as of Tuesday. 

These were introduced in December to slow the spread of the highly contagious Omicron variant.

The government said that vaccines had proved their worth by preventing mass hospitalisations as the Omicron variant spread through Finland, meaning the country was in a good position to finally lift all restrictions.