United States
1-877-Pet-Move (738-6683)
International
Finland
Attention: This information is to be used as general guidelines and may not be updated to meet the current requirements. Before you travel, be sure to contact the appropriate authorities for your destination country.
FINLAND IMPORT RULES AND REQUIREMENTS
1) Microchip: Each Pet shall be identified by means of a microchip. No other form of identification is acceptable. The microchip used should comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO standard 11785- otherwise the pet will need to be sent with it’s own scanner attached to the top of the crate.
2) Rabies Vaccination & Certificate: All pets must have an original Rabies Certificate and this certificate must state the microchip number, the date of inoculation and the validity of the particular vaccination you obtain – some are good for two years, others are only good for one. This vaccine must be an inactivated vaccine.
3) Echinococcus Treatment – Dogs and Cats must have a tapeworm (echinococcus) treatment no more than 10 days before arriving. This treatment shall be repeated within 7 days after arriving. Both treatments, including the name and dosage shall be certified in the Certificate listed in step #6. The treatment used MUST contain the ingredient – praziquantel – and be administered in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
4) EU Vet Health Certificate (Form EC#: 998)– This is the standard Health Certificate to be filled out by your USDA accredited Veterinarian. If your pet is going to be traveling as ‘unaccompanied cargo’ you will need the commercial variant, which needs to be issued and USDA endorsed within 24 hours of departure. This means that the tapeworm treatment (step 4) and International Health Certificate (step 7) must also be done within that 24 hour time period.
5) USDA Endorsement: The above referenced forms:
- Microchip Implantation Record
- Rabies Certificate
- Rabies Titer Test Results
- EU Vet Health Certificate
Must be sent to your local USDA for their stamp of approval. Please contact your local representative on the best way of handling this.
6) International Health Certificate – Within 10 days of departure your vet will need to issue an International Health Certificate as required by all airlines. This certificate states that your pet is in good health and OK to fly.
7) Final Vet Visit: 24 Hours Prior to Departure you will need to go back to your Veterinarian so they can administer the Tick & Tapeworm treatments as well as perform a final physical examination.
â–¡ Administer Tick Treatment (must be a veterinary product which has marketing authorization in the country of use against ticks)
â–¡ Administer Tapeworm Treatment (MUST contain the ingredient - praziquantel - and be administered in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions)
â–¡ Record the Date and Time the treatments were administered on the EU Vet Certificate
â–¡ Clinical Examination by your veterinarian, signed and dated on the EU Vet Certificate
Veterinarians
Eläinlääkäriasema
Felina Kissaklinikka
4 Työmiehenkatu
00180 Helsinki, Finland +358 9 686 6560
Eläinlääkäriasema Hau-Mau
7 Hietaniemenkatu
00100 Helsinki, Finland +358 9 434 2410
Karhupuiston Eläinlääkäri
OyViides Linja
00530 Helsinki, Finland +358 9 636 196
Eiran Eläintohtorit
10 Neitsytpolku
00140 Helsinki, Finland +358 9 628 508
Espoon Eläinlääkäriasema
6 Everstinkuja
02600 Leppävaara, Espoo, Finland+358 9 541 3520
Käpylän Eläinlääkäriasema - Kottby Veterinärstation
VETEK6 Kunnalliskodintie
00600 Helsinki, Finland+358 9 790 344
Eläinlääkärin Vastaanotto Henriksson
Bertil2 Käpyläntie
00610 Helsinki, Finland+358 9 792 059
Geographical Info
Finland is a Nordic country situated in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, and Norway to the north. Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea, with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west. The Åland Islands, off the southwestern coast, are an autonomous, demilitarized administrative province of Finland.
Capital: Helsinki
Languages: Finnish, Swedish
Currency: Euro (€) (EUR)
Geography
Finland is a country of thousands of lakes and islands; 187,888 lakes and 179,584 islands to be precise. One of these lakes, Saimaa, is the fifth largest in Europe. The Finnish landscape is mostly flat with few hills and its highest point, the Halti at 1,324 metres, is found in the extreme north of Lapland at the border between Finland and Norway. Landscape is covered mostly by coniferous taiga forests, fens, and little arable land. The most common type of rock is granite. It is a ubiquitous part of the scenery, visible wherever there is no soil cover. The greater part of the islands is found in southwest in the Archipelago Sea, part of the archipelago of the Åland Islands, and along the southern coast in the Gulf of Finland. Finland is one of the few countries in the world whose surface area is still growing. Owing to the post-glacial rebound that has been taking place since the last ice age; the surface area of the country is growing by about 7 square kilometers a year.
Climate
The climate in Southern Finland is a northern temperate climate. In Northern Finland, particularly in the Province of Lapland, a sub-arctic climate dominates, characterized by cold, occasionally severe, winters and relatively warm summers. The main factor influencing Finland's climate is the country's geographical position between the 60th and 70th northern parallels in the Eurasian continent's coastal zone, which shows characteristics of both a maritime and a continental climate, depending on the direction of air flow. Finland is near enough to the Atlantic Ocean to be continuously warmed by the Gulf Stream, which explains the unusually warm climate considering the absolute latitude. A quarter of Finland's territory lies above the Arctic Circle, and as a consequence the midnight sun can be experienced – for more days, the farther north one travels. At Finland's northernmost point, the sun does not set for 73 consecutive days during summer, and does not rise at all for 51 days during winter.
