African swine fever, measures in Finland Tallinn 26.2.2016 9.7.2019

ASF, preparedness in Finland ASF in domestic swine in Leningrad region Russia 2009 -> enhanced preparedness in Finland active surveillance in domestig pigs and in wild boar legislation in place, contingency plan updated simulation exercises: Ministry, Finnish Food Safety Authority Evira, Regional state Administrative Agencies, Farms etc. education: authorities, farmers organisations, hunters swine industry is active 9.7.2019

Wild boar in Finland wild boar population in Finland 1500 heads aim to reduce the population by hunting wild boar working group set by ministry, memorandum June 2015, consensus between hunters, farmers and veterinarians adjustments to the hunting law: light, traps, bullet sizes wild boar expert group as set in the directive 2002/60/EC, regular meetings 9.7.2019

ASF challenges in Finland: busy traffic between Finland and Estonia, long bordes against Russia, hunting tourism to ASF-countries general: spread of ASF in wild boar population, safeguarding the domestic pigs, balance between trade restrictions and effective control of ASF 9.7.2019

ASF answers sharing experience and information co-operation good biosecurity swine farmers own activity as in Finland Sikava, voluntary disease control system informing hunters about biosecurity and hunting hygiene reducing wild boar population 9.7.2019