Travelling to Finland
Travelling with dogs to Finland
Conditions of crossing Finnish border and coming from another EU country with dogs is set by Finnish Food Authority.
Movement of a pet (dog, cat, ferret) refers to the situation when an animal's journey is associated with its owner's travel, and it is not transferred to another person within the EU territory. The number of individual animals of different species is smaller than five (5). The dog and its documents are checked by Finnish Customs (TULLI) in Finland, and no inspection by a border veterinarian is required.
Conditions for non-commercial movement
1) Identification
The animal must have a valid identification (microchip or a clearly readable tattoo given before 3rd July 2011) before receiving the rabies vaccination.
2) Vaccinations: To attend an event, a dog must have the valid Rabies vaccination
Rabies
Obligatory: We highly recommend all the competition dogs to take also following vaccinations:
· Canine distemper
· Canine parvovirus
· Infectious canine hepatitis
3) Anti-echinococcus treatment for dogs
Echinococcosis treatment (against Echinococcus multilocularis) is to be administered at least 1 and at most 5 days (120-24 h) before the dog's arrival in Finland (NOTE: The time is calculated from crossing the border, not the departure time). Any veterinarian can administer the treatment, and it is recorded on the EU model health certificate.
4) EU model health certificate issued by an official veterinarian
The pet must have an EU model health certificate for non-commercial movement issued by an official veterinarian in the country of origin (see the certificate template in the link bar). The health certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of issuance. The certificate must be original and accompany the animal throughout the journey.
In some cases, the health certificate can be replaced with an EU pet passport.
5) Owner's declaration and possible authorization
The owner must provide a declaration of non-commercial movement (declaration), see the document template in appendix.
6) Border crossing and Customs inspection
When entering Finland, Customs conducts the inspections of the pet and its documents. Go to the red line at Customs and present the animal and its entry documents to the officer. No appointment is needed.
Pets must be brought to Finland through a permitted border crossing point. Permitted border crossing points in Finland are following:
Travel by air: Helsinki-Vantaa Airport
Travel by sea: Hamina, Hanko, Helsinki, Inkoo, Kotka, Loviisa, Maarianhamina, Turku
Direct link to Finnish Food Authority: