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The Finnish Kennel Club works for the health and well-being of dogs both in Finland and on an international scale. One of the international cooperation organisations is the International Partnership For Dogs, or IPFD, which maintains the DogWellNet website. DogWellNet contains information collected and produced for the website, links and documents from all over the world on the work done for promoting canine health and well-being. The aim is to create a community of the people working with these issues and benefits from best practices and tools used elsewhere. The Finnish Kennel Club encourages all breed clubs and associations to produce material for the website.

The Karelian Bear Dog is an old breed from the forested areas of Karelia. It is a traditional big-game hunting dog that is nowadays used by hunters to corner elk and bears.

Families with dogs move in increasing numbers to built-up areas, where many expectations on neat and proper behaviour are set on dogs and dog owners. Not even on the countryside can dogs behave or wander around however they please.

The Finnish Hound is a native breed and one of the most popular dog breeds in Finland. It is used almost solely to hunt hares or foxes. It works independently, tracking either earth or airborne scent and will pursue game and bark passionately.

Are purebred dogs disappearing with cross breeding? No.