Competent authority and recognized breed societies
Competent authority
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Animal Welfare and Identification Unit
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 HELSINKI
FINLAND
e-mail: ehyt@evira.fi
Information concerning implementation of Animal Breeding Regulation 2016/1012 in Finland:
The competent authority to receive notifications referred to in Article 12, and information, requests or notifications referred to in Articles 48 and 49:
Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira
Animal Welfare and Identification Unit
Mustialankatu 3, 00790 HELSINKI
FINLAND
e-mail: ehyt@evira.fi
Notifications referred to in Article 12 are accepted in English, Finnish or Swedish.
List of breeding organisations approved by the competent authority:
Cattle
| Name | Date of approval | Contact information | Breed |
| Faba Osk | 17.4.2012 |
PL 95 Tel. +358 20 747 2020 |
Ayrshire Holstein Western Finncattle Northern Finncattle Eastern Finncattle Jersey Brown Swiss Guernsey Hereford Limousin Aberdeen Angus Charolais Simmental Piemontese Highland Cattle Blonde d´Aquitaine Dexter Galloway Texas longhorn |
Purebred pigs
| Name | Date of approval | Contact information | Breed |
| Figen Oy | 3.11.2011 |
PL 319 Tel. (06) 424 1000 |
Finnish Landrace Yorkshire
|
Sheep
| Name | Date of approval | Contact information | Breed |
| ProAgria Keskusten Liitto | 19.6.1995 |
PL 251 Tel. +358 20747 2400 |
Finnsheep Texel Rygja Oxford down Swedish pelt sheep Dorset Dala Shropshire Kainuu grey sheep Suffolk East Friesian dairy sheep |
| Föreningen Ålandsfåret r.f. | 2.12.2011 |
c/o Berit Sjöberg |
Åland sheep |
Goats
| Name | Date of approval | Contact information | Breed |
| ProAgria Keskusten Liitto | 19.6.1995 |
PL 251 Tel. +358 20747 2400 |
Finngoat |
Horses
The country maintaining the breeding book of origin is mentioned after the breed
| Nimi | Date of approval | Contact information | Breed / Breeding book of origin |
|
Suomen UELN-nro 246001 |
24.5.2011 |
Tulkinkuja 3 Tel. +358 20 760500 |
Finnhorse / FI Finnish warmblooded trotter / FI Anglo-Arabian Thoroughbred Arabian Thoroughbred English Thoroughbred / UK Finnish warmblood FWB / FI Connemara Pony / IE New Forest Pony / UK Gotland Pony / SE Shetland pony / UK Finnish Riding Pony / FI Welsh pony / UK Icelandic horse / IS Fjordhorse / NO |
|
Suomen - FSIC ry UELN -nro 246002 |
14.12.2012 |
c/o Kristiina Parkkila Tel. +358 50 5426761 |
Irish cob / IE |
|
Eestin Raskaat Vetohevoset ry UELN -nro 246003 |
8.9.2015 |
c/o Tarja Halonen Tel. +358 45 6478944 |
Estonian heavy draught horse / EE |