Finland

Population: 5,206,295
Area (km2): 338,145
Capital: Helsinki
Language: Finnish, Swedish
Number of veterinary surgeons: approximately 1600

Professional bodies

Finnish Veterinary Association
Makelankatu 2 C
FIN-00500 HELSINKI
Finland
Tel: + 358 9 7745 4810
Fax: + 358 9 7745 4818
http://www.sell.fi

Government

Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry
Department of Food and Health
Visiting address: Mariankatu 23
Mailing address: PO Box 30, FIN 00023, GOVERNMENT, Finland
E-mail: elo@mmm.fi
Tel. +358-9-16001
Fax +358-9-1605 3338
Fax +358-9-1605 4777

Research Institutes

The National Veterinary and Food Research Institute EELA
PO BOX 45, 00581 HELSINKI, FINLAND
Tel.+ 358 9 393 101
Fax + 358 9 393 1811
Street address:
Hameentie 57, 00581 Helsinki, Finland
Communications office:
tiedotus@eela.fi

Veterinary Schools

University of Helsinki
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
PB 57 (Hameentie 57)
00014 University of Helsinki
tel. + 358 9 1911
fax + 358 9 191 49799
http://www.vetmed.helsinki.fi
Library:
Viikki Science Library

Other useful organisations