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.

References

  1. ↑ "FCI members and contract partners". www.fci.be.
  2. ↑ "SKL-FKK Homepage". Retrieved 2009-05-11.
  3. ↑ "Specialised Hobby Organisations". Finnish Youth Cooperation Allianssi. Retrieved 2009-05-11.


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