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Finland Hires Giant Teddy Bears As Friendly Social Distancing Travel Ambassadors

By Mikelle Leow, 22 Dec 2020

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Video screenshot via HOK-Elanto

Finland’s newest COVID-19 protective measures are so cuddly, you’d be hard-pressed not to break social distancing guidelines and give them a snuggle.

To keep a safe distance between passengers, Finnish customer service company HOK-Elanto and bus operator Savonlinja have recruited a team of giant teddy bears as Southern Finland enters a second coronavirus wave, New Mobility News reports.

The new social distancing ambassadors tend to off-bounds seats in public buses and a ferry boat while serving as friendly companions during trips.

“We wanted to bring the message positively and make people smile,” addressed Tuomas Ahola, HOK-Elanto’s Communications and Marketing Director, in a statement via New Mobility News. “So we thought of cheering up people by inviting them to sit next to a charming, fluffy fellow passenger.”

The teddy bears are cleaned routinely, and after completing their service, they’ll be sanitized again and gifted to Helsinki’s new children’s hospital.

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Turvavälinallet 🧸

Julkinen liikenne on tärkeä osa toimivaa yhteiskuntaa myös poikkeusaikana. Halusimme yhdessä Savonlinjan kanssa ilahduttaa matkustajia joulun alla hauskalla tempauksella pääkaupunkiseudun lähiliikenteessä.

Paikallisbussien penkeille tuotiin viime viikolla istumaan nalleja, jotka muistuttivat pitämään pientä väliä kanssamatkustajiin. Tempauksen jälkeen pehmot puhdistetaan perusteellisesti, ja lahjoitetaan Uuden lastensairaalan potilaille yhteistyössä Lastenklinikoiden Kummit kanssa.

Mukavaa joulunodotusta 💚! #stadinomalafka

Posted by HOK-Elanto on Monday, December 21, 2020


Giant teddy bears are bringing joy and reminding of safe distance to the passengers in public transportation in the capital region of #Finland . The campaign is organized by @HOKElanto and bus operator Savonlinja.
Photo: HOK-Elanto.#finland #COVID19 pic.twitter.com/YA4P1BRCbw

— Finland in New York (@FinlandNY) December 15, 2020



Koronavirusepidemian leviämistä Uudellamaalla pyritään nyt hidastamaan monenlaisilla rajoituksilla sekä suosituksilla. Aina on kuitenkin tilaa uusille, innovatiivisillekin tavoille pitää huolta esimerkiksi riittävistä turvaväleistä.

Lue lisää: https://t.co/iz1n1MUKG9 pic.twitter.com/vgJpF8xcVW

— HOK-Elanto (@HOKElanto) December 15, 2020





[via The Brussels Times and New Mobility News, video and images via HOK-Elanto]
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