Birds traveling as a pet with their owner must meet the following conditions:
The maximum total number of pet birds allowed is 5
Pet birds shall only be moved into a Member State from a territory or a third country if they comply with the following requirements:
the territory or third country of dispatch is a member of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE/ WOAH);
the pet birds fulfil one of the following sets of conditions:
they originate from a third country or territory listed in the first column of the table set out in Part 1 of Annex V, Annex XIV or Annex XIX to Implementing Regulation (EU) 2021/404, where they must have undergone isolation under official supervision for a period of at least 30 days prior to the date of dispatch from the territory or third country;
or
within the period of six months prior to the date of dispatch to the Union and not later than 60 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union, they received a complete primary course of vaccination, and where applicable were revaccinated, in accordance with manufacturers’ instructions with a licensed vaccine against avian influenza of the H5 and H7 subtypes, which must not have been a live–attenuated vaccine, and it must have been administered by an authorised veterinarian or an official veterinarian of the territory or third country of dispatch;
or
in the territory or third country of dispatch, they were:
kept in isolation under the supervision of an authorised veterinarian or an official veterinarian for a period of at least 14 days prior to the date of dispatch to the Union,
and
subjected to an avian influenza H5 and H7 antigen or genome detection test carried out with negative results on a sample taken by an authorised veterinarian or an official veterinarian not earlier than the seventh day of isolation;
the pet birds were subjected within a period of 48 hours of or on the last working day prior to the date of dispatch from the territory or third country to a clinical inspection by an authorised veterinarian or an official veterinarian of the territory or third country of dispatch and were found to be free of any obvious signs of disease. during the period between the clinical inspection and the departure from the territory or third country of dispatch, the pet birds have not been in contact with any other birds.
The tests required to be performed and vaccines required to be administered shall meet the requirements of Chapter 3.3.4 in the Manual of Diagnostic Tests and Vaccines for Terrestrial Animals, 8th Edition, 2018, of the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE).
Health certificate
The pet bird must have upon entry to EU a health certificate issued by the competent authority of the country of origin. THE HEALTH CERTIFICATE MAY BE ISSUED ONLY BY THE OFFICIAL VETERINARIAN. Health certificates may not be issued by private veterinarians. A model health certificate can be found at the link below.
Model Health Certificate and owner's declaration
A declaration issued by the owner of the birds or his representative must be attached to the health certificate.
Approved points of entry
Approved entry points for pet birds: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport and Vaalimaa Road. Pet birds are inspected at the border crossing point by Customs. Take the red line and present the bird and health certificate to Customs. The transport of pet birds through other border crossing points is prohibited
Note! Be sure to also check for any restrictions on CITES and alien species!
In addition, the import of endangered and endangered animal species is regulated in chapter 9 of the Nature Conservation Act (9/2023, in finnish and swedish).
In addition, 42 § of the Hunting Act (615/1993) provides for the import or release of game bird populations of foreign origin.