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The Finnish Kennel Club is organising a significant international dog show event, the World Dog dog Show 2025, in Helsinki on 8–10 August. 

Esa Kukkonen is the new Chair of the Finnish Kennel Club for the period of 2023–2024. He hopes that the Finnish Kennel Club can develop its activities during the upcoming years so that it would serve all its members even better and become an active trustee for canine activities.

The identification data and owner information of all dogs must be registered in the dog register maintained by the Finnish Food Authority starting from 1 January 2023. The transition period for dogs born before 1 January 2023 will last until 31 December 2023. On this page, we have collected questions and answers regarding the register.

The Finnish Kennel Club’s Council approved new show regulations at its meeting on 30th May 2021. The updated dog show regulations make the implementation of Junior and Veteran CACs possible. The Council also approved the Junior and Veteran Champion titles to be included in the Champion Title Regulations. Updated regulations are valid as of 1.1.2022.

Every year, the Finnish Kennel Club gives Hero Dog Awards to dogs that have helped save one or more human lives. This year, in addition to the other Hero Dog Awards, the Finnish Kennel Club will also give Special Hero Dog Awards to the four COVID-19 sniffer dogs Kössi, Miina, E.T and Valo, who work at Helsinki Airport and have been trained by Wise Nose – Finland’s Smell Detection Association.