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Several dogs may find blinking lights and sounds from fireworks terrifying. It is therefore important to completely focus on your dog when walking it. At home, live your life as normally as possible and offer your dog a safe space to be in.

Under the Hunting Act, the period for keeping dogs on a leash ends nationally on Wednesday, 20 August, and, at the same time, the training of hunting dogs can begin in earnest. In urban areas, the end of the period for keeping dogs on a leash has no effect, as the same rules apply to keeping dogs on a leash all year round.

Under the Hunting Act, the period for keeping dogs on a leash ends nationally on Tuesday 20 August. The period runs annually from the beginning of March until 19 August. During this time, dogs must be kept on a leash. 

The Finnish Hunting Act states that dogs must be kept on a leash all across Finland starting on Friday 1 March. According to the law, dogs must be kept leashed from the beginning of March until 19 August. The leashing period applies to areas outside urban areas. Dogs must always be leashed in urban areas according to the Public Order Act.

The board of the Finnish Kennel Club (FKC) has decided to introduce new restrictions due to the war in Ukraine in a meeting on 4 March.

Under the Hunting Act, the period for keeping dogs on leashes ends nationally on Sunday 20 August. This period lasts annually from the beginning of March until 19 August, when the dogs must be kept on a leash.

Koiramessut – Dog Fair Finland offers a lot to see and experience for the whole family in Messukeskus Helsinki, Expo and Convention Centre on 15th and 16th December 2018. Tickets to the event are now on sale online. Avoid lines at the event by purchasing your tickets in advance.