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September 10/2026
Finnish Food Authority establishes an additional restricted zone for African swine fever and amends restrictions in the infected zone
The Finnish Food Authority established an additional restricted zone (buffer zone) for African swine fever (ASF) on 10 September 2026. The provisions applying to the additional restricted zone…
Finnish Food Authority establishes an additional restricted zone for African swine fever and amends restrictions in the infected zoneSeptember 2/2026
The Finnish Food Authority has revised the restrictions in the African swine fever infected zone
On 1 September 2026, the Finnish Food Authority revised the decision on the infected zone established due to African swine fever. The new decision harmonises the restrictions in the old and new parts…
The Finnish Food Authority has revised the restrictions in the African swine fever infected zoneAugust 31/2026
African swine fever infected zone expands to the west
The Finnish Food Authority’s tests, completed on Friday, have confirmed a case of African swine fever in a wild boar found dead in Hirvikoski, Pyhtää. The finding was made approximately 40 km west of…
African swine fever infected zone expands to the westAugust 11/2026
Eleven more cases of African swine fever confirmed
Eleven new cases of African swine fever (ASF) have been confirmed in In the Finnish Food Authority’s investigations in the infected zone in Southeast Finland. Five of these cases were within the…
Eleven more cases of African swine fever confirmedAugust 10/2026
African swine fever (ASF) Test Results Confirmed by the EU Reference Laboratory
The EU Reference Laboratory for African Swine Fever (Centro de Investigación en Sanidad Animal, CISA-INIA/CSIC, Spain) has confirmed the first cases of African swine fever detected in Finland by the…
African swine fever (ASF) Test Results Confirmed by the EU Reference LaboratoryAugust 6/2026
Restrictions related to African swine fever in the infected zone to change
On 7 August 2026, the Finnish Food Authority amended its decision on the African swine fever (ASF) infected zone in force in Southeast Finland. The geographical boundaries of the infected zone will…
Restrictions related to African swine fever in the infected zone to changeAugust 5/2026
Search ongoing for wild boars in Southeast Finland’s terrain
Today, Finnish Food Authority experts will be training around 100 volunteer hunters to search for dead wild boars in the African swine fever- infected zone in Southeast Finland. The aim is to find all…
Search ongoing for wild boars in Southeast Finland’s terrainJuly 31/2026
African swine fever detected in Southeastern Finland
Preliminary tests have confirmed African swine fever (ASF) in wild boars in Virolahti, Southeastern Finland. Measures to limit the spreading of the disease have been taken, and the Finnish Food…
African swine fever detected in Southeastern FinlandJune 1/2026
Gyrodactylus salaris communication campaign launches as part of the Our Precious Transboundary Waters project
The Finnish Food Authority is launching a communication campaign warning about the salmon parasite Gyrodactylus salaris to prevent the dangerous parasite from spreading to Upper Lapland, into waters…
Gyrodactylus salaris communication campaign launches as part of the Our Precious Transboundary Waters projectMay 26/2026
How to deal with animal registers if you do not have a Finnish personal identity code or business ID
Only information from an operator with a Finnish personal identity code or business ID is accepted in the Finnish Food Authority’s Dog Registry and the Register of Animal Keepers and Establishments.…
How to deal with animal registers if you do not have a Finnish personal identity code or business IDJuly 31/2025
African swine fever spreads in areas near Finland – avoid bringing meat products from abroad
African swine fever (ASF) is spreading at an alarming rate in areas near Finland, particularly in Estonia, where, in addition to wild boar populations, the disease has now also been detected in…
African swine fever spreads in areas near Finland – avoid bringing meat products from abroadMay 23/2025
Changes to Dog Registry Customer Service Contact Details as of 2 June 2025
As of 2 June 2025, the Dog Registry customer service will be integrated into the Finnish Food Authority’s Animal Registers Customer Service. The Finnish Food Authority will continue to handle any…
Changes to Dog Registry Customer Service Contact Details as of 2 June 2025