The Finnish Defense Forces said in a statement on Wednesday that a further six A/H1N1 flu cases had been confirmed at the Armored Brigade base in Parola in southern Finland, Xinhua reported.
Finland's first A/H1N1 flu case in the new flu season was confirmed at the base late November, when several other people were exhibiting symptoms linked to the disease.
The military said that six of them have been confirmed to be infected with A/H1N1 virus, adding that more than 250 conscripts had sought treatment over the past two days. About half of them showed typical A/H1N1 flu symptoms, such as high fever, muscle aches and pains, sore throat and headache.
Maria Virkki, an epidemiologist of Finnish Defense Forces, said that most of these patients have been probably infected with A/ H1N1 flu although just seven cases have been confirmed up to now.
According to the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, Finland's confirmed cases of A/H1N1 flu from May 2009 to March 2010 totaled 7669, 44 of which were fatal cases.