Finland lifts travel restrictions on neighbours except Sweden


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  • Thursday, 11 Jun 2020

FILE PHOTO: People ski and enjoy the evening sun at an opened ski resort in Saariselka, Inari, Finland June 1, 2020. On Monday Finland lifted much of the restrictions of the COVID-19 pandemic in place, opening libraries, museums, bars, cafes and restaurants. Lehtikuva/Aku Hayrynen via REUTERS

HELSINKI (Reuters) - Finland's government said on Thursday it will lift coronavirus-related restrictions on leisure travelling to and from neighbouring Baltic and Nordic countries, excluding Sweden.

"Unfortunately, the epidemic situation in Sweden does not enable giving up the restrictions yet," Minister of Interior Maria Ohisalo told reporters.

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