Information on coronavirus in several languages

Concerns have been raised as to whether different language groups have access to sufficient information on the coronavirus. Various public authorities provide and compile official information in several languages on their websites. However, the information is scattered and online sources do not reach all target groups. One particular problem is that language minorities may not have enough information on the coronavirus and its impacts.
Different communication means and channels are needed to reach language minorities, where social media and organisations involved in immigration and integration work are in a key position. A lot of communication material on the coronavirus has already been published on various websites. Videos, pictures and recordings also reach those who cannot read and write.
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment and Centre of Expertise for Immigrant Integration together with their partners are promoting multilingual communication through different channels.
Information produced by public authorities and other stakeholders in several languages has been compiled on the infoFinland.fi and kotouttaminen.fi websites. The public service media company Yle also publishes information on the coronavirus in several languages.
Information letter on COVID-19 of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in 20 languages, including the sign languagesLinkki toiselle sivustolle
Multilingual material on the coronavirus – kotouttaminen.fiLinkki toiselle sivustolle
Municipalities provide multilingual information on the coronavirus – kotouttaminen.fiLinkki toiselle sivustolle
Coronavirus websites of the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare, other public authorities and municipalities in several languagesLinkki toiselle sivustolle
Latest coronavirus news in Arabic, Somali, Kurdish and Persian – yle.fiLinkki toiselle sivustolle
Coronavirus communications are not reaching all language minorities – Tampere University news published on 3 AprilLinkki toiselle sivustolle
News text, Persian: اطلاعات در مورد ویروس كرونا بھ چندین زبانTiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 154kB
News text, Chinese: 有关新冠病毒的多语言信息Tiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 168kB
News text, Somali: Macluumaad ku saabsan feyruska korona oo ku qoran luqado kala duwanTiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 116kB
News text, Turkish: Koronavirüs hakkında değişik dillerde bilgiTiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 191kB
News text, Russian: Информация о коронавирусе на разных языкахTiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 168kB
News text, Estonian: Teave koroonaviirusest mitmes keelesTiedosto avautuu uudessa välilehdessä pdf 111kB