DISEASE CONTROL AND BORDER LOCKDOWN AT THE EU’S INTERNAL BORDERS DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC: THE CASE OF FINLAND
The article discusses the lockdown of the EU’s internal borders during the COVID-19 pandemic in Finland. Special attention is paid to bordering as a means of disease control and the governments’ aim to “protect the population and secure functions of society”. Not only did the government restrict flights and ‘non-essential’ travel from non-Schengen countries such as Russia, China and Thailand but, with some exceptions, it also restricted travel-to-work commuting and everyday cross-border encounters between Finland and its Schengen neighbours of Sweden, Norway and Estonia.