The government said it asked the country's health agency THL to devise a 'traffic light system' to help clarify travel restrictions facing travellers returning from different countries as Finland attempts to battle an upswing in coronavirus infections.
Traffic light colours would indicate country risk levels.
People returning to Finland from 'red' countries--that is high-risk states--would most likely be directed to coronavirus tests and ordered into quarantine by health officials.
Those arriving from nations classified as 'yellow' would be asked to go into voluntary quarantine, whereas those who had visited 'green' countries would not face such recommendations.
Prime Minister Sanna Marin (SDP) said that countries recording fewer than eight infections per 100,000 residents over the past 14 days would be categorised as green, but officials have yet to specify thresholds for yellow and red countries.
Taneli Puumalainen, head of THL's infectious diseases unit, told Yle that officials could evaluate country status levels on a weekly basis.
"Each country's coronavirus situation has to be considered in proportion to how many people from that country travel to Finland," Puumalainen said.
Finland's 'traffic light' model may also take into account different regional situations within countries, according to THL, which is expected to put forward a proposal next week.
The government has so far removed travel restrictions for 25 countries, meaning people arriving from these states are not expected to quarantine after arriving in Finland.
Earlier this week Minister for Basic Services and Health, Krista Kiuru (SDP) said individuals arriving to Finland from countries with high infection rates will be required to quarantine under penalty of law.
PM Marin, however, later said mandatory quarantines and testing would not be imposed by the government, adding that any such moves would be made by health officials under the terms of the Communicable Diseases Act.