African swine fever

African swine fever is a deadly animal disease that occurs in pigs and wild boars. It has not been detected in Finland. Swine fever can spread to pig farms through wild boars. It is not contagious to humans.

The Finnish Food Authority is asking for reports of wild boars found dead, sick or killed in road traffic and for samples of hunted wild boars to be sent. The information and samples are collected for the purpose of investigating African swine fever and other diseases to be monitored.

Report a dead wild boar in the field

If you find a dead wild boar in the field, report it to the municipal veterinarian. The notification can be received by either the supervisory veterinarian or the municipal veterinarian in practice. The municipal veterinarian will take care of the sampling or guide the hunter in the sampling.

The Finnish Food Authority pays a reward to those who report a dead wild boar. For hunted wild boars, the reward to the hunting club is 50–100 euros. For wild boars found dead, sick or in a crash, the reward is 150 euros per reported wild boar.

More information about African swine fever sampling, hygiene and fees (ruokavirasto.fi).

The task of the South Häme Environmental Health Service is to ensure a healthy living environment and safe food for its residents. The area of ​​operation of the South Häme Environmental Health Service includes Forssa, Hausjärvi, Humppila, Janakkala, Jokioinen, Loppi, Riihimäki, Tammela and Ypäjä.

The city of Riihimäki is the responsible municipality for environmental health care in South Häme.