After a peaceful summer, coronavirus infections in Finland have increased during August and September. Local exposures, even extensive ones, have occurred in different parts of the country, showing that the coronavirus epidemic must still be taken seriously.
Population development in Kalajoki: +55 more people compared to the turn of the year
The city of Kalajoki will open a drive-in coronavirus testing station in Ymmyrkäinen hall on Monday, September 7, 2020. The testing station is open on weekdays from 12 noon to 3 pm.
Common guidelines for the City of Kalajoki’s early childhood education and education services on protection against coronavirus infection, coronavirus testing and response to infection symptoms, 28 August 2020
Koronavilkku is a contact tracing app produced by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL) to help you find out whether you may have been exposed to coronavirus. If you have a coronavirus test and are diagnosed as infected, you can use the app to share this anonymously with those you have been in close contact with. Your privacy is strongly protected.
The City Hall reopens its doors after corona virus epidemic and the summer holidays on 3.8.2020
Dear tourist! You also can take part in COVID19 testing in Kalajoki.
If any symptoms occur, please start by contacting the health services by phone.
Coronaviruses are a group of common viruses that usually cause a mild respiratory tract infection in humans. In December 2019, an epidemic caused by an outbreak of the coronavirus in humans started in the city of Wuhan, China. The official name of the disease caused by the virus is COVID-19. The novel coronavirus causes respiratory tract infections and pneumonia. A small minority of infected people develop a severe infection.
Kalajoki attracts holiday-makers as well as event organisers. In 2020, Kalajoki will be hosting hundreds of international and Finnish events in the fields of sports, music and recreational activities. Once again, the calendar will include both major international events and top Finnish events that have become a tradition. Kalajoki attracts event organisers and visitors with exceptionally good accommodation and ancillary services.
Kalajoki and Ylivieska were positive exceptions among the net-emigration towns in the area.
