The state's regional government will be reformed at the turn of the year 2025‒2026. Regional State Administrative Agenciestasks related to animals and food will be transferred to the Finnish Food Authority. In connection with the change, the site may have flaws in the first few days of January.

Vaccination advice

Finnish Food Authority provides advice for veterinarians on veterinary vaccines. Finnish Food Authority provides animal species-specific vaccination advice and maintains vaccination recommendations. The purpose of Finnish Food Authority's recommendations is to assist veterinarians - they are not binding regulations and do not relieve veterinarians from case-by-case consideration and responsibility. Recommendations are neither orders nor prohibitions.

Finnish Food Authority's vaccination advice for veterinarians

Veterinary Virology, Helsinki

Finnish Food Authority's species-specific vaccination advice for veterinarians

Fish, pigs, poultry

Veterinary Bacteriology and Pathology, national telephone switchboard +358 29 530 0400

Fur animals

Veterinary Virology, Helsinki

Cats, dogs, horses

Veterinary Virology, Helsinki

Finnish Medicines Agency Fimea, vaccination authorisation procedures and adverse drug effects

Switchboard +358 29 522 3341

Page last updated 11/5/2018