They have been closed for six weeks. But starting Monday, restaurants in Finland will reopen. However, in many places, pubs are only allowed to serve alcohol until 5 p.m. and must close two hours later.

In areas with a stronger spread of the virus – such as Uusimaa, Southwest Finland and Ostrobothnia – further restrictions are being introduced, the public service channel reports. Yle. In the capital Helsinki, which is located in Uusimaa, for example, restaurants are only allowed to be half full.

The decision was made by the Riksdag in light of the decrease in the spread of the virus in the country. It was approved by President Sauli Niinistö on Friday.

Finland experienced a peak in infections in March, but has been relatively mildly affected by the virus. A total of 83,000 cases have been registered and 885 people have died from Covid-19, according to Johns Hopkins University which follows developments globally.

Source: TT