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Eeva Anttinen and Sampo Miettinen: The health and well-being of dogs are central to the work of the Nordic Kennel Union PKU

Through the Nordic Kennel Union (PKU), we can promote the health and well-being of dogs, write Eeva Anttinen, Chair of the Finnish Kennel Club's Council, and Sampo Miettinen, who is in charge of international affairs, in the blog of the Finnish Kennel Club's theme year.
https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/about-us/news/eeva-anttinen-and-sampo-miettinen-health-and-well-being-dogs-are-central-work-nordic-kennel-union-pku

Finnish Kennel Club: Breed bans not the best way to go when improving health and well-being of dogs

Oslo District Court decided on 31st January 2022 that breeding of English Bulldogs and Cavalier King Charles Spaniels is against the Norwegian animal welfare act. This has sparked a debate also in Finland. The Finnish Kennel Club sees that breed bans are not the best way to improve the health and well-being of dogs.
https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/about-us/news/finnish-kennel-club-breed-bans-not-best-way-go-when-improving-health-and-well-being-dogs

Rules of the World Canine Organisation FCI revised

An additional general meeting of the World Canine Organisation FCI has unanimously accepted new rules for the organisation in Brussels on 15 August 2018. The new rules aim to further enforce FCI’s activities by, for example, setting more prerequisites for becoming a member, and by outlining the procedure in case a member is in violation of the rules.
https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/about-us/news/rules-world-canine-organisation-fci-revised

Care dogs

The Finnish Kennel Club started its care dog activities, where volunteering dog owners visit groups of people with special needs, in the year 2001. Care dogs are ordinary family dogs owned by laymen wishing to bring joy and warmth to the life of those who really need it.
https://www.kennelliitto.fi/en/dogs/care-dogs