How to use the COVID-19 passport

The COVID-19 passport is a COVID-19 vaccination certificate, a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 or a certificate of a negative COVID-19 test result.

The EU Digital COVID Certificate acts as the COVID-19 passport. The EU Digital COVID Certificate is available in the My Kanta service where it can be downloaded as a PDF file or printed on paper. If necessary, you can ask for a paper COVID-19 passport from public health care providers.

Who gets a COVID-19 passport?

Any one of the three certificates included in the EU Digital COVID Certificate is sufficient for the COVID-19 passport:

1. a certificate of a full series of COVID-19 vaccination > COVID-19 vaccination certificate
2. a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours > Certificate of a negative test result
3. a certificate of recovery from COVID-19 within 6 months > Certificate of recovery

The age limit for the COVID-19 passport is 16 years. People aged 16–17 and those unable to get the COVID-19 vaccine for health reasons are tested for COVID-19 free of charge by public health care providers.

Do you need a COVID-19 passport? Here’s what to do

The EU Digital COVID Certificate acts as the COVID-19 passport. Download the EU Digital COVID Certificate from My Kanta.

1. Log in to My Kanta
   Go to kanta.fiExternal link and log in with your mobile ID or your online banking credentials.
2. Select the COVID-19 certificate
   You can find the link to the COVID-19 certificate on the front page of My Kanta or in the left-hand side menu under COVID-19 certificate.
3. Open the COVID-19 certificate
   Click the PDF link to open the COVID-19 certificate.
4. Save or print

   You can save the PDF file on your phone or other device for later use.
   If you wish, you can print the COVID-19 certificate on paper. Do not fold the QR code on the printed COVID-19 certificate.

If you do not have access to My Kanta, you can request a printout of your COVID-19 certificate from public health care providers.

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How is the COVID-19 passport scanned?

The COVID-19 passport is scanned using a reader app approved by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. The app is used to scan the QR code in the COVID-19 passport, i.e. the EU Digital COVID Certificate.

The app indicates an accepted COVID-19 certificate in green and a rejected COVID-19 certificate in red.

The app does not collect or store any information from the certificates. The information in the COVID-19 passport may not be stored, registered or processed for any other purpose. The Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare is in charge of the app.

The COVID-19 certificate reader app is primarily intended for use by organisations and event organisers.

The person’s identification may also be checked when scanning the COVID-19 passport.

Learn more:
COVID-19 certificate reader app and information securityExternal link (THL)

Where is the COVID-19 passport used?

The COVID-19 passport may be required in places such as:

• restaurants and nightclubs
• gyms and other indoor sports facilities
• swimming pools and spas
• dance venues and group hobby facilities
• amusement and theme parks
• indoor facilities at zoos
• indoor playgrounds
• museums and exhibition spaces
• culture facilities and various public events

The use of the COVID-19 passport is conditional on restrictions being imposed on the industry using it.

Learn more:
COVID-related recommendations and restrictionsExternal link (THL)