Helsinki, Finland’s southern capital, sits on a peninsula in the Gulf of Finland
Finland, Europe's major fox fur producer, is taking a significant step due to bird flu outbreaks.
About 120,000 farmed foxes and minks are being culled as a response to these outbreaks.
The reason for the culling is the detection of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks in seagulls in June.
The fur farm animals were found infected with bird flu in Finland in July.
This decision comes as an effort to control the spread of the disease and prevent further outbreaks.
The culling aims to mitigate the risk of the disease spreading from animals to humans.
The culling is expected to have an impact on Finland's fur industry, which is one of the largest in Europe.
The move is part of the country's efforts to manage the health and economic implications of the bird flu outbreaks.
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