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June 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 2025May 17/2024
New monitoring of avian influenza to start at fur farms in June
New monitoring of avian influenza at fur farms will start in the first week of June. The monitoring will continue until the end of September. This is the period when the risk of infection from wild…
New monitoring of avian influenza to start at fur farms in JuneMarch 29/2024
Sheep, goat and pig registers will be renewed
The Finnish Food Authority is redesigning the register of sheep, goats and pigs to better serve the changed needs of legislation, stakeholders and the technology environment. The three-year project…
Sheep, goat and pig registers will be renewedNovember 13/2023
Avian influenza found at ten fox farms
The survey of fox and raccoon dog farms that begun recently has found avian influenza at ten farms. The farms where the infectious were found are located in the five regions where avian influenza…
Avian influenza found at ten fox farmsOctober 10/2023
Avian influenza has so far been diagnosed in two fur farms during the surveys on mink farms
In the first results of the avian influenza survey of mink farms, avian influenza has been detected in two farms. Avian influenza was found in mink farms in the municipalities of Vöyri and Pedersöre…
Avian influenza has so far been diagnosed in two fur farms during the surveys on mink farmsSeptember 28/2023
A case of avian influenza in minks found in Northern Ostrobothnia
Avian influenza infection of fur animals has been found in farmed minks in Alavieska. This is the first case of avian influenza in a fur farm in Northern Ostrobothnia. The case shows that the risk of…
A case of avian influenza in minks found in Northern OstrobothniaSeptember 14/2023
Finnish Food Authority orders all animals to be culled at fur farms with avian influenza infections
The Finnish Food Authority is ordering all foxes and raccoon dogs to be culled at fur farms with diagnosed avian influenza infections. All mink at infected farms were ordered to be culled earlier. The…
Finnish Food Authority orders all animals to be culled at fur farms with avian influenza infectionsAugust 24/2023
Monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms starts from minks
At the beginning of September, the Finnish Food Authority will start monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms. In the first phase of monitoring, the occurrence of avian influenza virus in fur farm…
Monitoring avian influenza at all fur farms starts from minksAugust 4/2023
THL: Avian influenza poses a risk to public health – improvements to health security needed at fur farms
According to current data, avian influenza has spread to 21 fur farms in Finland. The first results from whole-genome sequencing indicate wild birds, particularly the black-headed gull, to be the…
THL: Avian influenza poses a risk to public health – improvements to health security needed at fur farms