No notification needs to be submitted regarding pets. The notification obligation regarding animal keeping locations pertains to bovines, sheep, goats, pigs (including potbellied pigs), horses, fowl and bees. Once the keeping location has been registered, you can submit a notification regarding what species of animals you are keeping (animal keeping notification). The animal keeping notification and the keeping location notification are submitted separately. You must submit the notification even in cases of short-term keeping, e.g. with summer chickens.
The purpose of the notification obligation is to secure food safety starting from animal farms. If there is a threat of a serious animal disease, farms can be informed quickly.
Notify the Finnish Food Authority of animals and their keeping location
You can submit notifications regarding animal keeping and the keeping location via the Finnish Food Authority's electronic service or by forms.
You can send the filled out forms to the Eastern Uusimaa Rural Administration by post to the address Bäckasinkuja 1A, 07880 Liljendal, or as email attachments to maaseututoimi@loviisa.fi.