Who are we?

The Finnish Association for Milk Hygiene is a nonprofit organization that promotes and develops the production, processing, transport and trade of hygienic and safe milk in Finland. For over 50 years, the organization has collected and published national statistics on Finnish milk quality.

Finnish Association for Milk Hygiene - In brief

• Founded in 1960
  
  
• Members include 
  Municipal communities
  Dairy groups
  Association of milk producers
  Association of veterinary hygienists 
  Number of members 20
  Number of supporting members 7
  
  
• Board of Directors
  Chairman: Docent Suvi Taponen, University of Helsinki
  Other board members are represented by Finnish Food Safety Authority, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, communal authorities and laboratories, 
  dairies, milk producers, consumers and markets
  
  
• Managing Director
  Paula Kurittu, D.V.M.
  
  
• Basic activities
  Collection and publication of milk quality statistics 
  Co-operation body between authorities, dairies,
  milk producers, consumers and markets
  Organization of training on milk hygiene
  Surveys connected to milk hygiene