The owner or authorized person is allowed to travel with no more than five dogs, cats or ferrets. Otherwise, the transport is considered a commercial movement.

    The maximum number can exceed five animals, if certain conditions are met. In this case, the point of the trip should be to attend competitions, shows, sporting events or training sessions. The owner must provide proof of the incident, and the animals must be more than six months old. An official veterinarian no longer has to issue a health certificate in the TRACES system for such animal movements. Instead, for commercial movements, a medical certificate must be issued in the TRACES system.

    The rules for transporting animals differ. If you are traveling from third countries with dogs, cats, or ferrets, you must meet the following requirements:

• Treatment of echinococcosis should be carried out at least 1 and no more than 5 days before the dog moves;
• The animal must be accompanied by a medical certificate in accordance with the EU sample issued by an official veterinarian;
• The health certificate is valid for 10 days from the date of issue;
• Owner's statement about the non-commercial nature of the move;
• Original vaccination documents or certified copies;
• When entering the EU, the owner or authorized person must contact the competent authority and present the animal's travel documents for verification. In Finland, these checks are carried out by customs authorities. Select the red line at Customs and provide the documentation to the customs officer.

    You must have an animal passport and rabies vaccination. 

    If you are traveling from an EU country, you can read more about the requirements for transporting animals here. 

    You can find the requirements for transporting birds, rabbits, etc. by the link.  

    For owners of animals from Ukraine who are fleeing the war, there is a separate information page in Ukrainian language.

    To rent a car in Finland, you must be at least 20 years old and have at least one year of driving experience.  A driver's license issued in a member state of the European Union or the European Economic Area (EEA) is valid in Finland for driving vehicles of the same categories as specified in the license for the duration of its validity.

    This rule applies regardless of whether the owner visits Finland as a tourist or has moved to a permanent place of residence. A temporary driver's license issued in the Scandinavian countries is also valid in Finland. As for the rest of the world, driver's licenses issued in other countries recognized by Finland are valid for drivers of categories A1, A2, A or B when visiting Finland as a tourist, if the license has not expired.

    As a rule, the speed limit in Finland is 50 km/hour in localities and 80 km/h outside them. Both restrictions usually apply if there are no other speed limits. On major highways in summer, you can drive at a speed of 100 km/hour. On motorways, the summer limit is 120 km/hour. However, in winter, the speed on the highway decreases to 80 km/h, and on highways – to 100 km/hour.

Finland's embassies, consulates general and honorary consulates by country can be found here: https://um.fi/finland-s-representation-abroad-by-country.