Finland has confirmed eight more A/H1N1 flu cases since Monday, bringing the total number of infections in the country to 111, Finnish media reported on Wednesday.

According to the Finnish National Institute for Health and Welfare, the internal transmission cases of A/H1N1 flu are increasing in Finland, as six to seven of the newly-confirmed patients are believed to have contracted the disease domestically.

Finland confirmed its first internal A/H1N1 flu transmission at the end of June. However, the majority of Finland's present A/H1N1flu patients had contracted the virus during international trips.

As Finnish health authorities expect the first wave of the pandemic to hit the country between August and October, the Finnish government plans to inoculate all citizens with flu vaccines during the coming autumn.

(Xinhua News Agency July 16, 2009)