FINLAND'S VETERINARY AND FOOD SANITATION SYSTEM

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• Publication Date: November 23, 1953
• Content Type: REPORT

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PUBLISHED Helsinki
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COUNTRY Finland
THIS IS UNEVALUATED INFORMATION
FINLAND'S VETERINARY AND FOOD SANITATION SYSTEM
ADMINISTRATION AND SCOPE -- Helsinki, Mita Miss' Milloin 1951 (published in 1950)
Veterinary medicine in Finland is administered by the Veterinary Department
of the Ministry of Agriculture. This department, established in 1930, has a
director, and consists of the Bureau of Veterinary Medicine and the Bureau of
Food Sanitation. Each bureau is under the supervision of a veterinary consultant.
The first veterinarian in Finland began practice in 1829, but the general
development of veterinary medicine has been slow. There were 196 practicing vet-
erinarians in the country in 1925 and 275 in 1950. The current number of veteri-
narians is considered inadequate.
A veterinary school was founded in Helsinki in 191+5. For lack of a building
of its own, classes are conducted in rented quarters of an apartment building.
Facilities for postgraduate work are not available in Finland, and students must
go to Sweden or Norway for advanced study.
Finland is divided into 67 veterinary districts, each administered by a dis-
trict veterinarian employed by the government. The district veterinarian's prin-
cipal functions include the control of contagious diseases of livestock and the
supervision of food sanitation and the activities of other veterinarians within
his district. He also treats diseased livestock. The greatest portion of the
actual veterinary work is carried out by communal veterinarians, of whom there
nre approximately 100, The city and town veterinarians function mainly as food
inspectors. The Finnish Defense Forces have about 20 veterinarians in the serv-
ice, and an approximately equal number are employed by slaughterhouses, schools,
artificial insemination centers, and other establishments. The number of veteri-
narians in private practice is insignificant.
The State Veterinary Laboratory in Helsinki carries on research in livestock
diseases and in focd sanitation, and produces and procures protective and diagnos-
tic materials. Doctor Julius Holmberg is the director.
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Legislation on contagious livestock diseases and food sanitation has been
progressive in Finland. The Veterinary Disease Act of 1937 lists the diseases
that must be reported when their presence is suspected. The Meat Inspection Act
of 1922 provides for the inspection of fresh and processed meat produced for con-
sumption by humans in communities of more than 4,000 inhabitants. Slaughterhouses
and meat inspection centers may operate only under permits issued by the Veterinary
Department, which also appoints the inspecting veterinarian for each establishment.
In areas where the meat inspection law applies, processing of meat must be carried
out under the supervision of the Board of Health. Meat imported from abroad is
inspected by the State Meat Inspection Laboratory, of which Professor R. Hinders-
son is chief.
The Milk Inspection Act of 1947 provides for the inspection of milk produced
in, or shipped into, communities having more than 4,000 population. The inspection
is performed in milk inspection centers approved by the Veterinary Department.
VETERINARY DISTRICTS -- Suomi Ilmoitus Tarttuvista Elaintaudeista, Jan 53
The following is a list of the veterinary districts of Finland.
he numbers refer to the appended map. In some cases the Swedish equivalent
of the Finnish district is given in parentheses.7
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District
1.
Ala
jarvi
2.
,
Forssa
36.
Muonio
3.
Haapa
jgrvi
37.
Mantta
4.
,
Haapavesi
38.
Nummi
39.
Nurmes
5.
6.
Hamina (Fredrikshamn)
Hartola
40.
Oulu (Uleaborg)
41.
Paavola
7.
8
Heinavesi
42.
Parikkala
.
9.
Helsinki (Helsingfors)
Hyrynsalmi
43.
Pernib (Buena)
10.
11.
Hameenlinna (Tavastehus)
Haring
44.
45.
Pieksama
Pielavesi
12.
Iisalmi
46.
Pori (B,7brneborg)
13.
Ikaalinen
47.
Porvoo (Borga)
14 J.
Ilomantsi
48.
Riihimaki
15.
Jalas
jarvi
49.
Rovaniemi
16.
,
Joensuu
50.
Salo
17.
Juenkoski
51.
Savonlinna (Nyslott)
18.
JyvSskyla
52.
Seinajoki
19.
Jamsh
53.
Sodankyla
20.
Ka,jaani
54.
Suonen,joki
55.
Taivalkoski
21.
22.
Karjaa (Karis)
Kemijarvi
56.
Tampere (Tammerfors)
57.
Tchma
jarvi
23.
24
Kiukainen
58.
,
Tornio (Tornea)
.
Kokkola (Gamlakarleby)
59.
Turku (Abo)
25.
6
Kouvola
60.
UtaArvi
2
.
27.
Kristiinankaupunki (Kristinestad)
Kuopio
61.
Vaasa (Vasa)
28.
Lahti
62.
Vammala
29.
Laitila
63.
Veteli (Vetil)
64.
Viitasaari
30.
Lanpeenranta (Villmanstrand)
i
65.
Ylivieska
31.
Lo
maa
66.
.htari
32.
Loviisa (Iovisa)
67
Aa
k
33. Luopioinen
34. Maarianhamina (Mariehamn)
35. Mikkeli (Stt Michel)
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ne
oski
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