You can find information and current rules about non-commersial movements of dogs to Norway on the web side of Mattilsynet (Norwegian Food Safety Authority); www.mattilsynet.no
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For mushers traveling with more than 5 dogs there are some special rules. Please be updated on current rules!
I will try to give you a short briefing of the current rules here.
All dogs that take part in Finnmarksløpet must have:
ID/microchip
Vaccination against:
If you are coming from EU, Sweden, Finland or other countries abroad you need the following:
1.
Passport with ID/chipnumber and date of ID/chip.
2.
Echinococcustreatement 24-120 hours before crossing the Norwegian boarder.
3.
Rabies vaccine. Exeptions from Sweden – see under.
4.
Health certificate from an official veterinarian.
Chip/ID:
All dogs participating in Finnmarksløpet 2014 must be ID/chipmarked.
Dog passport:
All dogs coming from abroad must have a passport.
Chipnumber and date of ID/chipmarking must be signed in the passport.
Dogs that are traveling just within Norway do not need a passport, but must have their
ID/chipnumber on the vaccinationcard.
Vaccination:
Finnmarkslopet are following the vaccinationrules of NHF (Norwegian Sleddog Assosiation).
All dogs participating in Finnmarkslopet must be vaccinated against ..
Mushers that are traveling from abroad from EU (incl Finland) must have their dogs vaccinated against rabies. Mushers traveling from or just through Sweden do not need rabies vaccination.
NB! - The rabies vaccine must be more than 3 weeks old.
The date of ID/chipmarking must be on the same day or earlier date that the date of the rabies vaccine. If the date of ID/chipmarking is on a later date than the vaccine the rabiesvaccine is not value!
Echinococcus treatment:
All dogs crossing the Norwegian border from abroad (exept directely from Finland) must treat their dogs against echinococcus.
All mushers have to deworm their dogs
Minimum 24t before and maximum 120 t (5 days) before crossing the Norwegian boarder.
The treatment must be confirmed by a veterinarian in the dogs passport.

MARK! Are you traveling from Sweden in to Finland before you are coming to Norway you have to be sure that you have dewormed your dogs against echionococcus within 24-120 hours before crossing
BOTH the Finish and Norwegian boarder. That means that you have to treat your dogs just one time, but you have to plan so you manage tocross both boarders within the 24-120 hours after your treatment.
Transport directly from Finland to Norway: No deworming treatment necessary.
The vet team will help the mushers to confirm the deworming treatment in the dogs passport before you go home.
BUT we don’t have deworming tablets for sale!
EVERYONE HAVE TO BRING THEIR OWN DEWORMING TABLETS !!!
Health certificate - traveling with more than 5 dogs in to Norway:
When you are traveling with more than 5 dogs pr person in to Norway your dog have to be followed by a EU -healthcertificate.
This certificate must be filled out, dated and signed by an OFFICIAL veterinarian. That mean your local vet can not do this paperwork (exept in Sweden – see under).
There are 2 ways of getting the certificate:
1.
Contact an stat OFFICIAL veterinarian (in Norway = Mattilsynet, in Sweden =
Distriksveterinerane) and make them come to your kennel – they have to examinate your dogs and fill out the papers.
2.
Contact your local veterinalran – the vet must examinate your dogs and write a healthform that the dogs are healthy and in good condition, no contagious disease and that the dogs are healthy to be transported. Please remember that the dogs chipnumber must on the healtform. Take this form with you to the official veterinarian and they will fill out the EU helathcertificate.
Because you travel with your own dogs youe are undertaken the EU rules of “non-commersal import of dogs” – please make the official veterinarien attention to that so you get the fight health certificate form.
The EU- healthcertificate is for sleddogs value in 4 months!!!
Mattilsynet will be on the Norwegian boarder and at Strand Camping to check the passport for youraccinations and healthsertificates.
Please be sure that you have all your paperwork, ID and vaccinations finishes according to the current rules of import of dogs to Norway!
Good luck!
Hanna E. Fredriksen
Chief veterinarian FL 2014