Pets
These requirements concern only pets which accompany their owner or person responsible for them on behalf of the owner and which are not intended to be sold or transferred to another owner.
IDENTIFICATION: The animal must be identified by a microchip or clearly readable tattoo. If the microchip does not comply with ISO Standard 11784 or Annex A to ISO Standard 11785, the importer must provide the means necessary for reading the microchip. As of 3 July 2011 only a microchip will be approved as identification. The animal must be identified before the rabies vaccination.
VACCINATION against rabies: The animal must have been vaccinated against rabies with an inactivated vaccine of at least one antigenic unit per dose (WHO standard). The rabies vaccination and revaccination, if necessary, must have been carried out in accordance with the recommendations of the manufacturing laboratory.The animal must be identified before the rabies vaccination. The vaccination must be carried out at least 21 days before import In the booster vaccination no 21-day waiting period is required if the vaccination was administered within the period of validity of the previous vaccination. Unvaccinated young animals may not be imported to Finland. The rabies vaccines currently applied in Finland are valid for two years if vaccination is carried out when the animal is over one year old.
More Information: from the veterinary and food department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, tel. +358-(0)9-160 3378
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