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Regulation

Veterinary medicine in Finland is regulated by the Ministry of Agriculture and falls under Eläinlääkintähuoltolaki, the Law for Veterinary Services, which dates from the 1940s, as amended. 
- The veterinary chapter is EVIRA, the Food Safety Authority, based in Helsinki.

Veterinary Specialist Recognition

Veterinary specialists are regulated by EVIRA. European Veterinary Specialists, Diplomates of the AVMA American Board of Veterinary Specialties and National specialists can apply to be listed in the veterinary specialist register. 
- National specialisation started in the 1980s and is at EQF level 7+.

Advanced Veterinary Practitioners

- Middle tier training exists in Finland and there is a list of Advanced Veterinary Practitioners. 
- Advanced Veterinary Practitioners are not allowed to use the title of specialist.

Continuing education of veterinary general practitioners

- Continuing education for veterinarians is not compulsory.

Veterinary education

- Finland has one Faculty of Veterinary Medicine that provides veterinary education. 
- The Veterinary College in Helsinki was founded in 1945 and became one of the nine faculties of the University of Helsinki in 1995. 
- Veterinarians in Finland can use the title Doctor

Membership Organisations

- Suomen Eläinlääkäriliitto (Finnish Veterinary Association) is the membership organisation for veterinarians in Finland. 
- There are also several specialised organisations for Finnish veterinarians such as the Association for Production Animal Medicine that was founded in the 1980s.

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Vacancies

Publication date: 05/06/2025

The applicant may be appointed as an Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) or as a full Professor, depending on their qualifications and career stage. All stages of the tenure track can be entered directly depending on the applicant’s career stage. The aim of the tenure track system is to grant tenure and a permanent position as Professor. The position will be at the Department of Production Animal Medicine in Mäntsälä campus (approximately one hour north of Helsinki). The appointee will be responsible for teaching, research and continuing education of health and diseases of monogastric production animals. The main focus will be in pig health and diseases, however, the appointee will also carry responsibility for coordinating teaching of poultry medicine. The appointee will be required to have experience in clinical pig medicine, including diseases of individual animals and population level preventive healthcare.

Publication date: 05/06/2025

The applicant may be appointed as an Assistant/Associate Professor (tenure track) or as a full Professor, depending on their qualifications and career stage. All stages of the tenure track can be entered directly depending on the applicant’s career stage. The aim of the tenure track system is to grant tenure and a permanent position as a Professor. The position will be at the Department of Equine and Small Animal Medicine in Viikki campus in Helsinki. The appointee will be responsible for the area of veterinary diagnostic imaging in teaching, research, clinical services and continuing education. The main focus can be either in small animal or equine diagnostic imaging, however, teaching will also include relevant aspects in production animal medicine.

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