Suomen Kennelliitto Explained

Suomen Kennelliitto - Finska Kennelklubben ry. (SKL-FKK) is a Finnish kennel club and a member of the Fédération Cynologique Internationale, an international federation of kennel clubs.[1] It is known in English as the Finnish Kennel Club.[2]

Founded in 1889, Suomen Kennelliitto is the oldest dog association in Scandinavia. It has more than 120,000 members and serves as a head organization for approximately 1,700 hobby and hunting clubs.[3] It also publishes Koiramme (Our Dogs) magazine, and registers all purebred dogs in Finland.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: FCI members and contract partners. www.fci.be.
  2. Web site: SKL-FKK Homepage. 2009-05-11. 2009-05-15. https://web.archive.org/web/20090515151622/http://www.kennelliitto.fi/EN/kennelclub/kennelclub.htm. dead.
  3. Web site: Specialised Hobby Organisations. Finnish Youth Cooperation Allianssi. 2009-05-11. 2007-12-19. https://web.archive.org/web/20071219045634/http://www.alli.fi/sivu.php?artikkeli_id=1416. dead.