Veterinary care and emergency services
Veterinary services
The Environmental Health Service of Northeast Lapland is responsible for veterinary care in the Kemijärvi, Pelkosenniemi, Salla and Savukoski areas.
The veterinary care service is responsible for the basic health and medical care of all animals in the territory of the municipalities, for the tasks under the Animal Welfare Act, for the control of infectious animal diseases and for the organisation of emergency veterinary services. The purpose of animal protection is to protect animals from suffering, pain and distress and to promote animal welfare and good treatment.
There are five veterinarians, a surveillance veterinarian, a small animal nurse and an office secretary/veterinary assistant.
Contact
| Kemijärvi City Veterinarian Joonas Lehtola Kallaantie 28, 98440 Kallaanvaara tel. 040 145 8940 joonas.lehtola@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi | Kemijärvi City Veterinarian Iina Oikarinen Kallaantie 28, 98440 Kallaanvaara tel. 0400 735 962 iina.oikarinen@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi |
| Kemijärvi Small animal keeper Laila Pöyliö Kallaantie 28, 98440 Kallaanvaara tel. 040 842 7881 laila.poylio@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi | Salla Veterinary Surveillance Veterinarian Mikaela Sauvala Kinttalanpolku 4, 98900 Salla tel. 0400 909 722 mikaela.sauvala@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi |
| Salla Municipal Veterinarian Virve Korhonen Kinttalanpolku 4, 98900 Salla tel. 040 847 8969 virve.korhonen@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi | Salla Municipal Veterinarian Kaisa Jääskeläinen Kinttalanpolku 4, 98900 Salla tel. 040 820 3093 kaisa.jaaskelainen@kemjarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi |
| Pelkosenniemi-Savukoski Environmental Health Director/Municipal Veterinarian Hanna Nurmi Uittotie 2, 98800 Savukoski tel. 0400 392 136 hanna.nurmi@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi | All regions Office Secretary/Veterinary Assistant Auli Leivo Kauppakuja 2 A 1, 98800 Savukoski tel. 040 5531900 auli.leivo@kemijarvi.fi elainlaakari@kemijarvi.fi |
Veterinary on-call service
puh. 0600 19 699 (€1.19/min + pvm/mpm) weekdays 15-08, weekends and public holidays
The municipality must provide emergency veterinary care for all domestic animals permanently or temporarily present on its territory at all times of day and night. Outside office hours, the municipalities in the cooperation area and the veterinary surgeon on call can be reached centrally on 0600 19 699 (€1.19/min + p.m.).
