Avian influenza cases in Finland
Avian influenza in Finland in 2025
Map of the avian influenza (HPAI) cases in wild birds detected in Finland in 2025
Avian influenza (HPAI) outbreaks detected by the Finnish Food Authority in birds in Finland in 2025
HPAI outbreaks in birds in Finland in 2025
| Case number |
Date of confirmation |
Location |
Bird species |
Virus type |
| 15 |
14.11.2025 |
Oulu |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 14 |
14.11.2025 |
Virolahti |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 13 |
14.11.2025 |
Puolanka |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 12 |
14.11.2025 |
Haapajärvi |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 11 |
10.11.2025 |
Oulu |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 10 |
10.11.2025 |
Oulu |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 9 |
7.11.2025 |
Virolahti |
Whooper swan |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 8 |
30.10.2025 |
Pieksämäki |
Common goldeneye |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 7 |
7.7.2025 |
Utsjoki |
Golden eagle |
highly pathogenic H5N5 |
| 6 |
13.6.2025 |
Helsinki |
Common gull |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 5 |
24.4.2025 |
Tuusula |
Barnacle goose |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 4 |
18.3.2025 |
Helsinki |
Canada goose |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 3 |
14.3.2025 |
Helsinki |
Northern goshawk |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 2 |
19.2.2025 |
Taivassalo |
Northern goshawk |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
| 1 |
31.1.2025 |
Turku |
Eurasian jackdaw |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
Other animals
Highly pathogenic H5N1 influenza virus was detected on 8 April 2025 in a wild otter in Eckerö, Åland and on 6 June 2025 in a wild red fox in Kuopio. In addition, H5 influenza virus was detected on 29 April 2025 in a wild otter in Eckerö.
Avian influenza in Finland in 2024
Map of the avian influenza (HPAI) cases in wild birds detected in Finland in 2024
Table of the HPAI cases in birds detected in Finland in 2024
Table of the HPAI cases in birds detected in Finland in 2024
| Case number |
Date of detection |
Location where the disease was found |
Bird species |
Avian influenza |
| 1 |
3.6.2024 (found 24.1.2024) |
Helsinki |
Northern goshawk |
highly pathogenic H5N1 |
Page last updated 11/14/2025