Traveling to Sweden
All who participate in Amundsen Race and/or import dogs to Sweden from other countries should be aware about the latest import regulations. It is the participants own responsibility to get informed about these rules.
Read more˃˃ Information from Jordbruksverket
Read more˃˃ Information from Mattilsynet, Norge
In general the following summary of the rules apply for traveling to Sweden from other EU countries.
Always check the official websites of all countries you travel through, as additional rules may apply.
Checklist traveling to Sweden from the EU
Your dog must be ID marked with a chip
The dog must be microchipped before, or at the same time as, their rabies vaccination. If your animal is microchipped after, they will need to be vaccinated again.
Note: !! As there is always a risk that the chip is not legible, you can bring your own chip reader for safety.
Your dogs must be vaccinated against rabies (Except Norway).
After the primary vaccination, you must wait 21 days before travelling with the dog.
The dog must be microchipped and at least 12 weeks old to receive the primary vaccination.
Example 1: Vaccination with one dose given on 1 January = travel no earlier than 22 January.
Example 2: Vaccination with two given on 1 January and 1 February = travel no earlier than 22 February.
If the dog has been revaccinated within the specified period of validity, no waiting period of 21 days is required before you can travel with it.
If the previous vaccination has expired, the revaccination is counted as the new primary vaccination. Then a new waiting time of 21 days is also required before the dog can travel again.
The dogs do NOT need to be dewormed.
Since the fox tapeworm is already present in Sweden, there are no deworming requirements for the import of dogs into Sweden. However, we strongly recommend that dogs brought into Sweden from other countries be dewormed against the echinococcus worm before travelling to Sweden.
The dog must have an EU passport for pets.
Any dog that is brought into Sweden from another EU country must have an EU passport for pets. The EU passport must be issued by a veterinarian.
You must always give Swedish Customs notification of the arrival of your dogs.
If you are travelling with your dogs to Sweden from another country, you must declare it to the Swedish Customs. If you are travelling from another EU country with a pet with a EU pet passport, there are two ways to declare: online or at the border. If you are travelling from a country outside of the EU, you declare the dogs at the border.
If you have declared your dogs online you can choose the green lane (“Nothing to declare”) when you arrive to Sweden. If a customs officer asks, you must be able to present your notification number and the dogs European pet passport.
You do not have to “denotify” (i.e. “notify the return of”) your dogs
So do not follow the green lane ‘Nothing to declare’ if your dogs are not reported via the internet to Swedish customs.
External link: Entry registration of dog or cat (tullverket.se)
If the dog travels in a group of more then 5 dogs that will compete and train.
When you travel with a group of more than 5 animals over 6 months of age who are to participate in an exhibition, competition or sporting event, or are to be trained before such an event, you must, in addition to the pet passport, bring with you a written proof that the dogs have registered with an ID number to participate in the event or that they are registered in an organization that arranges such events.
Normally you can not travel with more than 5 dogs if you are NOT participating in an exhibition or competition. Then other commercial rules apply for importing dogs.
Note!!: If you travel with a group of more then 5 dogs the minimum age is 6 months.
Fill in the Amundsen Race Chip list for all of your dogs traveling with you on our website and mail it with your name and returning address to registration@amundsenrace.com.
We will send it back to you stamped and signed accompanied by an invitation letter from Amundsen Race.
Due to the administrative burden and to make sure you receive it in time, submit it to us before January 20, 2027.
Also print out your confirmation/registration email and a copy of your registration fee payment as proof that you participate in Amundsen Race.
If you are travelling with your dogs from Switzerland or some other countries.
If you are travelling with your pet from Andorra, Gibraltar, Iceland, Liechtenstein, Monaco, San Marino, Switzerland or the Vatican City, you must have a pet owner declaration for pets that you have completed. You must use the pet owner declaration form for pets, E9.204. You can download it from the link below.
If you are travelling to Sweden via other countries.
If you are travelling via other countries with your dogs, extra requirements may apply for you to be able to bring it into Sweden.
Please note that other countries may have specific requirements that your dogs must meet in order to travel through them.
Pre-Race Veterinarian Check
All dogs entering Amundsen Race must be examined by the Amundsen Race Veterinarian Team before race start.
This is done during the mandatory veterinary check in Strömsund on Thursday.
You find the location and time table in the program section.
Body Condition Score (BCS)
Body weight is a good indicator of this as the dogs usually burn more energy than they manage to absorb during races. The ranking system runs between 1-7. Whether a dog is 5 or 6 in BCS is less relevant, we are looking for the dogs in the end of the scale either way. If a dog shows a tendency to lose weight significantly and start to approach 3, this will be a dog we pay close attention to.
Vaccinations
All dogs coming from other countries then Sweden and Norway must have a valid Rabies vaccination. All dogs, regardless their land of origin, must be vaccinated against distemper, Parvovirus, Hepatitis, Parainfluenza and Leptospira. Dogs vaccinated for first time should not have a vaccination which is older than 1 year (365 days). Revaccinated dogs (with other documented vaccinations on their vaccination booklet) should not have vaccinations which are older than the expiry date in the passport on race day. Vaccination should be done at least 14 days before the start of the race and Rabies at least 21 days before start.
- Required vaccinations for all dogs in the race is DHPP + Lepto L4 vaccine
- Distemper
- Hepatitis
- Parvovirus
- Parainfluenza
- Leptospira
- Rabies for dogs coming to Sweden (except dogs moving from within Norway to Sweden)
Echinococos deworming and returning home after AR
Deworming regulations have been changed from previous years as echinococos have been found on several locations in Sweden. Therefore Sweden cannot be considered free of the Worm anymore. Still, it is recommended to deworm dogs which are likely to have been into contact with rodents, such as mice before entering Sweden.
From 1 May 2013 new rules apply for dogs traveling from Sweden (and any other country) to Norway. Dogs need to have been dewormed against echinococos administered and documented by a veterinarian in the dog’s EU Passport.
Demand for deworming against echinococos for dogs from Sweden does even apply to enter countries like Finland, UK, Ireland and Malta. Deworming should have been administered 24-120 hours before entering the country. It is no longer possible to deworm directly after passing the border.
Veterinarians of Amundsen Race have offered to help with the administering of the deworming and signing of the Passports of the dogs, free of charge, on the condition that the musher provides the dewormingtablets. (We recommend to buy the deworming tablets beforehand as we cannot guarantee the pharmacy in Strömsund has sufficient in stock)
Doping/medication
As a groundrule are all medications for dogs as well as doping of dogs and driver prohibited. When a participant is caught with medication in the sled, the participant runs the risk of being disqualified. Many medications have also quarantine rules, which means that those cannot be given a certain number of days before a race. For details about medications of dogs, see the website of www.skk.se.(Unfortionatly not in english).
Here you find the Swedish anti-doping rules in the tab Anti-Doping (in swedish) and ATC-list with medication and actual quarantine time.
For information and questions about treatments, medications and the withdrawal period after completing medical treatment, contact the Swedish Kennel Club:
E-mail: doping@skk.se
In case of allowed necessary medication, please contact the AR Chief Veterinarian in good time before the race to avoid misunderstanding.
Note: The Swedish anti-doping regulations are tougher than the common set of rules for IFSS.