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Administrative duties shifted to the Finnish Food Authority
Administrative duties shifted to the Finnish Food Authority
The tasks of the Regional State Administrative Agencies concerning animal health and welfare and food will be centralised to the Finnish Food Authority as of 1 January 2026.
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African swine fever (ASF)
African swine fever (ASF)
African swine fever is a serious, contagious viral infection of pigs, wild boars, and minipigs caused by the ASF virus. African swine fever does not spread to humans. There is no vaccine or treatment for the ASF virus.
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Travelling with pet animals
Travelling with pet animals
Check out the requirements for travelling with pet animals. Please note that your pet must meet all travel-related requirements even on short visits of a few hours for example to Sweden or Estonia.
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Hygiene Passport Those who work in the food industry must know how to handle foodstuffs safely and hygienically.
Electronic model test You can practice with the Hygiene passport electronic model test.
Dog Registry Dog Registry e-service All persons keeping dogs have to register their dogs in the dog registry and make necessary notifications such as changes of keepership. You can use e-service…
Non-commercial movement of dogs, cats and ferrets from EU countries to Finland These requirements only concern pets who accompany their owner and who are not intended to be sold or transferred to another owner. These requirements also concern the trade of dogs, cats and ferrets…
Bringing food for private use Food products cannot be freely imported into Finland from outside the European Union. Though, there are only a few restrictions inside the EU. Follow the restrictions to help prevent serious animal and plant diseases and pests.
Setting up a food business and own-check If you want to set up a business in the food sector, consider at least the following: Find suitable premises. Once you have found suitable premises, check with municipal building control services to…

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