The Finnish Kennel Club honored Mäntsälä as Finland s most dog-friendly municipality during the Kuntamarkkinat event held in Helsinki on September 13. Kannus and Pello received honorable mentions. This competition aims to promote dog-friendliness in municipalities across the country.
In Finland, according to estimates by Taloustutkimus, there are approximately 800,000 dogs, with one in every five households having a canine companion.
Dogs owned by associations and businesses will now be included in the nationwide registry, which will eventually lead to all dogs in Finland having microchips.
The Finnish Food Authority says it hopes every one of Finland's estimated 800,000 canine residents will be registered in the system by the end of this year.
Finland has over 800,000 dogs, with over 580,000 of them registered with the Finnish Kennel Club, according to a new assessment of the country s canine population. This survey, which was conducted by Taloustutkimus Oy for the Finnish Kennel Club, was aimed at determining the situation regarding dogs after the coronavirus pandemic. The research was carried out via phone calls between February 20th and March 2nd, 2023.