Government of Finland: Public events of more than 500 people are cancelled

Today, March 12, the Finnish government announced a policy according to which public gatherings of more than 500 people will be canceled for a limited time. As a result of the alignment, the Biathlon World Cup in Kontiolahti will be closed to the public.

The Finnish government announced on Thursday 12.3. of measures aimed at preventing the spread of the coronavirus. According to the government, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health issues a notification to the Regional Administrative Authority (AVI), which, as the competent authority, issues relevant instructions to the organizer of the event.

The Finnish government announced a policy according to which public gatherings of more than 500 people will be canceled for a limited time.

As a result of this policy:

• All competitions Thursday 12.3.-15.3. held without an audience. Any public arriving on the scene will be directed away from the area.
• The event organizer is seeking a solution with the Regional Administrative Authority (AVI) according to which the competitions can be organized without an audience. Only the most important people in terms of running the competition, whose number is less than 500 people, will be able to do the event.
• The organizer will find out the policies related to the return of tickets and inform about it as soon as possible, no later than the end of next week 22.3. by.

The contest organizer and partners apologize for the inconvenience caused to partners, the public and other stakeholders.

Additional information:The competition organizer will inform about the situation when additional information is available.