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The office of the Finnish Kennel Club will move on 24 June from Kamreerintie, Espoo to the new premises in Pitäjänmäki, Helsinki.

The Finnish Hunting Act states that dogs must be kept on a leash all across Finland starting on Sunday, 1 March. The leashing period lasts from the beginning of March until 19 August.

Dog Fair Finland had altogether 37,000 visitors over the weekend. The event was a success and the highlight of the year for several dog enthusiasts. Finnish Spitz Loukkaharjun Aito Lempi was appointed as Best in Show at Voittaja Winner 2018 – e Finnish Winner show – held on Sunday. The dog is owned by Päivi Silomäki and Toivo and Anni Lielahti. The Best in Show dog at this international show was chosen by Leni Finne, Finland.

The international World Dog Show will be held next time in Europe in 2020. The dog show will be organised by the Spanish Royal Canine Society (RSCE) on 23–26 April 2020 at an amazing venue in Madrid. The digital system for the entries and the online result service of the dog show will be offered by the Finnish Kennel Club’s subsidiary companies Showlink Oy and Prettybit Projects Oy. The chairs of the Finnish Kennel Club’s Board and the RSCE Board agreed on the matter on 16 August 2018 in Brussels in connection with the FCI Extraordinary General Assembly Meeting.

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.

Koiramessut – Dog Fair Finland is held on 6th and 7th December 2025 in Messukeskus, Expo and Convention Centre Helsinki.

More than 15,000 dogs were seen in Messukeskus, Expo and Convention Centre Helsinki over the weekend in dog shows, breed presentations, and presentations on different dog sports. Koiramessut – Dog Fair Finland offered lots of programme for the whole family. Government Working Dogs of the Year and Hero Dogs were awarded at the fair, as per tradition.

Koiramessut - Dog Fair Finland attracted 36,000 visitors in total to Messukeskus, Expo and Convention Centre Helsinki over the weekend. Best in Show at the Finnish Winner show Voittaja 2019 was Norrbottenspitz Washaway Pink Bollinger, owners Auli Näsi and Esko Uusitalo, breeder Kati Kilpeläinen-Turunen. Best in Show judge was Irina Poletaeva.

Scottish Terrier Quaint Theofilo Best in Show at Helsinki Winner 2023. The dog is owned by Arja Tuuliniemi. The Best in Show judge was Moa Persson from Sweden. 7356 dogs were entered to Saturday’s shows, 850 of these competed in Helsinki Winner Puppy Show.