Relations between the two neighboring countries have been somewhat problematic since Finland has chosen to adhere to the restrictions on travel between the countries.

Attempts are also made to thaw out the relationships. In an interview in Svenska Dagbladet this week https://www.svd.se/radsla-styr-finsk-coronadebatt-om-sweden, Finland's Interior Minister Maria Ohisalo opened for Finnish assistance to Swedish corona health care:

- Finland is ready to help in every way: with intensive care, with test capacity, with everything we can. We are here for you, she said.

Ready to assist Norrbotten

In the Finnish media, much has been reported about the corona eruption in Gällivare and that the Norrbotten region has gone into reinforcement mode. In an interview with Finnish Yle, Jukka Mattila, chief physician at Lapland's hospital in Rovanemi, says that they are prepared to assist the medical service in Norrbotten if such a request comes.

There is capacity for analyzing tests and being able to receive corona-free intensive care patients in order to relieve the care in Norrbotten.