The Finnish Kennel Club hosts World Dog Show 2025 in Messukeskus, Expo and Convention Centre Helsinki

The show is the World Canine Organisation FCI’s annual prestige show, held each year in different countries around the world. This is the third time FCI World Dog Show is held in Finland. The previous World Dog Shows held in Messukeskus, Helsinki in 1998 and 2014 received praise from participants from around the world. Dog shows held in Finland have set an example for other similar shows in the world.

The total number of exhibitors and visitors at the three-day (Aug 8-10th) World Dog Show 2025 and 65 breed specialty shows aka Circuit Shows (Aug 7th) held a day before adds up to several tens of thousands of participants.