Rovakaari Environmental Health provides basic veterinary services in the areas of the City of Rovaniemi and the municipalities of Ranua, Pello, Ylitornio, and Kolari. Each municipality has its own veterinary office. For opening hours and phone service times, please check the details of each office.
Outside of office hours, one veterinarian is on duty for the Rovaniemi and Ranua areas, with the cl ...
Make an appointment by calling the veterinarian’s appointment number during the phone service hours on weekday mornings.
If you need urgent veterinary assistance on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., call the veterinarian’s appointment number.
Outside office hours, if you need urgent veterinary assistance, call the joint emergency number for Rovaniemi and Ranua (Veterinary Emergency Service in Rovaniemi and Ranua).
For animal welfare matters, you can call the supervising veterinarians on weekdays between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.
Municipalities are required to provide basic veterinary services for other animals than livestock only in the case that the service is not otherwise available within the co-management area.
Veterinary services include health checks, diagnoses and treatment of illnesses, as well as the issuing of veterinary certificates. The services also include ensuring the health and welfare of animals, preventive health care and putting animals down, if necessary.
Basic veterinary services are available on weekdays during office hours and as urgent veterinary assistance for all domestic animals around the clock. The region's environmental health care provider can provide the services themselves or obtain them from a private veterinary service provider.