Cat Fanciers of Finland 46th CFA show in Finland
15.-16.3.2025 JAAKKOLAN KOULU, KERAVA, FINLAND
5 ALL BREED RINGS + 1 SP RING – MAX 150 CATS
JUDGES:
TUOMARIT:
Tuija Aaltonen, FI – shorthair specialty (SH SP – saturday)
Inga Balciuniene, LT (WCF) – allbreed (AB – saturday)
Chuck Gradowski Rick Hoskinson, USA – allbreed (AB – sunday)
Melanie Morgan, USA – allbreed (AB – sunday)
Cristiano Perillo-Marcone, IT – longhair specialty (LH SP – saturday)
Tracy Petty, USA – allbreed (AB – saturday)
Jurgen Trautmann, DE (WCF) – allbreed (AB – sunday)
SHOW HALL:
Jaakkolan koulu, Jaakkolantie 8, 04250 KERAVA, FINLAND
Google maps
Show hall is located about 15-20 minutes drive from Helsinki-Vantaa airport area.
SHOW HOURS:
Saturday: Check in: 8.30-9.30. | Judging and Open for public: 10.00-17.00.
Sunday: Check in: 8.30-9.00 | Judging and Open for public: 9.00-16.00.
ENTRY
Entry closing date is Monday 10.3.2025 18.00 hours at Finnish time or as soon as 150 cats are entered. According the CFA Show Rules every entered cat must be paid within 10 days of receipt or before the show, whichever is sooner. No cancellations allowed but it is possible to change or update cats information till entry closing date.
ENTRY FEES
First entry: 80,00€ (inc. catalog)
Second entry from same owner: 70,00€
Additional entries from same owner: 40,00€
Temporary registration number (TRN): 25,00€
Double cage space for one cat or grooming space (65cm x 65cm): 15,00€
Payment at the door: +10,00EUR to regular entry fees
No exhibition only or miscellaneous cats.
ENTRY CLERK
Marika Lahti
Pohjantie 3 | 37830 VIIALA, FINLAND | marika.lahti@cfasuomi.org
You can enter your cats by using club’s online entry form, or CFA entry form.
Club is not responsible for misdirected or lost entries. It is the exhibitor’s responsibility to ensure receipt of entry by the Entry Clerk prior to the closing of the show. No entries by mail. Please, enter your cat in time to avoid any problems.
SANITARY REQUIREMENTS
This is a non-vetted show, but vaccinations will be checked. Bring your vacci-nation records with you. No kittens under 4 months of age will be allowed in the show hall. It is strongly advised that all cats or kittens entered or present in the show hall are inoculated before entry by a licensed veterinarian against feline panleukopenia, feline rhinotracheitis, calici viruses and rabies. It is recommen-ded cats and kittens be tested and found negative for FeLV. All claws of all entries must be clipped prior to benching.
Under current CFA show rules, show management reserves the right to have any cat showing signs of illness, disease or parasites removed from the show hall, in order to protect other cats in the show. De-clawed cats are not eligible for entry. All household pet entries over 8 months of age must be spayed or neutered. Finnish animal protection law requires cat must have litter box and water bowl all the time in cage.
If travelling from abroad to Finland, please, check current importing regulations from Finnish Food Authority Ruokavirasto
HOTELS AND TRANSPORTATION
There are no specific show hotel. You may book your hotel directly from the hotel’s own homepages or use different kind of booking serveses. There may be Bed & Breakfast and Airnb options available as well.
Hotels close to show hall:
Hotel Kerava – Unfortunately, pets are not allowed in the hotel.
Hotel Krapi, Rantatie 2, TUUSULA link to hotel homepage
Hotel Krapi is closest pet friendly hotel to the show hall. Hotel is located less than 10 minutes drive from show hall and about 20 minutes drive from Helsinki-Vantaa airport. Extra fee about pets.
Hotelli Gustavelund – Unfortunately, only dogs are considered pets at this pet friendly hotel. Cats are not allowed.
There are several pet friendly hotels at Helsinki-Vantaa airport area. Extra fee about pets. It takes about 20 minutes drive to the airport. Most of the airport hotels also offer free shutle between airport and hotel. listed down are some pet friendly hotels at airport area:
Scandic Helsinki Aviapolis – link to hotel homepage
Scandic Helsinki Avia Congress – link to hotel homepage
Holiday Inn Helsinki-Vantaa lentokenttä – link to hotel homepage
Skyline Airport Hotel – link to hotel homepage
Pilot Airport Hotel – link to hotel homepage
Transportation:
For public transportation check hsl.fi routemap, the nearest bus stops are Veräjäkuja and Jurvalanraitti. Kerava railway station is located about 5 minutes drive from show hall.
Taxi service contacts:
Kajon | https://www.kajon.fi/
Vantaan taksi | https://www.vantaantaksi.fi/
Kovanen | https://www.kovanen.com/
Lähitaksi | https://www.lahitaksi.fi/fi
Taksi Helsinki | https://taksihelsinki.fi
BENCHING REQUEST
Benching requests will be limited to one per exhibitor and will be honered when possible. Please, no negative benching requests.
CAGES
Club is only offereing a table space and you bring your own cage. Your cage must fit 65cm x 65cm space, otherwise you need to book double cage space. No more than one cat or two kittens may be benched in a single cage. Benching will be in rows.
CAT LITTER
There is litter available at the show hall but if you take the litter at show hall, you need to take it with you to home. It is not allowed to put cat litter in trash bins. We would recommend that you bring your own litter and take the litter back home and reuse it. This way we all support enviroment.
PARKING
Free parking.
FOOD
Small cageterian at the show hall. Lunch will be served. We will share more details closer to the show.
CLERKS AND ASSISTANTS
Contact show manager Kaisa Ylinenpää: kaisa.ylinenpaa@manx.fi
SCORING
All entries in Championship (except Novice), Premiership (except Novice), registered Kittens, recorded Household Pets, and registered cats competing as Household Pets with an Household Pet color class prefix will be scored for CFA awards. .
FURTHER INFORMATION
Show manager:
Kaisa Ylinenpää: kaisa.ylinenpaa@manx.fi
Show secretary:
Pauli Huhtaniemi – pauli.huhtaniemi@cfasuomi.org
Welcome!
