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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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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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Frequently asked questions about the Dog Registry
Frequently asked questions about the Dog Registry
This column contains FFA responses to frequently asked questions on the identification and registration of dogs and their supervision. The column is regularly updated. Some of the responses presented…
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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 holders of dogs have to register their dogs in the dog registry and make necessary notifications such as changes of keepership. Dogs in the possession of companies and…
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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