Update April 16, 2026 – Change oj judge
Unfortunately, Irina Poleateva is unable to attend our show. Changes have been marked with orange to the list of judges below.
Update January 19, 2026 – Change of judge
Change of judge for the breed Russkaja Tsvetnaja Bolonka. Russkaja Tsvetnaja Bolonka will be judged by Jouko Leiviskä, instead of previously announced judge Markku Kipinä. Changes have been marked with red to the list of judges below.
Update January 16, 2026 – Change of judge
Unfortunately, Benny Blidh von Schedvin is unable to attend our show. His breeds and group in the finals will be judged by Åke Cronander, Sweden. Changes have been marked with red to the list of judges below.
FCI 1
Australian Kelpie, Bouvier des Flandres Anneli Pukkila
Australian Cattle Dog, Australian Shepherd, Bearded Collie, Belgian Shepherd Dogs, Berger de Beauce, Briard, Lancashire Heeler Åke Cronander, Sweden
German Shepherd Dogs, Romanian Mioritic Shepherd Dog Jouko Leiviskä
Welsh Corgi Cardigan, Welsh Corgi Pembroke Katja Korhonen
Australian Stumpy Tail Cattle Dog, Bergamasco Shepherd Dog, Border Collie, Bouvier des Ardennes, Catalan Sheepdog, Croatian Shepherd Dog, Czechoslovakian Wolfdog, Dutch Shepherd Dogs, East European Shepherd, Komondor, Majorca Shepherd Dog, Maremma and the Abruzzes Sheepdog, Miniature American Shepherd, Mudi, Pyrenean Sheepdog, Smooth-faced, Romanian Carpathian Shepherd Dog, Small Medimurje Dog – Medi, South Russian Shepherd Dog, Tatra Shepherd Dog Markku Kipinä
Collie Rough, Collie Smooth, Dutch Schapendoes, Picardy Sheepdog, Polish Lowland Sheepdog, Portuguese Sheepdog, Pulis, Pumi, Pyrenean Sheepdog, Long-haired, Saarloos Wolfhond, Schipperke Ricky Lochs-Romans, The Netherlands
Bohemian Shepherd Dog, Kuvasz, Old English Sheepdog, Shetland Sheepdog, Slovakian Chuvach, White Swiss Shepherd Dog Tuire Okkola
FCI 2
Austrian Pinscher, Bulldog, Bullmastiff, Caucasian Shepherd Dog, Central Asia Shepherd Dog, Ciobănesc Românesc Corb, Dogo Argentino, Dutch Smoushond, Entlebuch Cattle Dog, Estrela Mountain Dogs, Fila Brasileiro, Great Swiss Mountain Dog, Hovawart, Kangal Shepherd Dog, Karst Shepherd Dog, Landseer (European Continental Type), Leonberger, Majorca Mastiff, Mastiff, Neapolitan Mastiff, Newfoundland, Presa Canario, Spanish Mastiff Birgitta Svarstad, Sweden
Cimarrón Uruguayo, Danish-Swedish Farmdog, Great Danes, Pyrenean Mastiff, Pyrenean Mountain Dog, Rottweiler, Russian Black Terrier, Saint Miguel Cattle Dog, Shar Pei, Tibetan Mastiff, Tornjak (Bosnian And Herzegovinian – Croatian Shepherd Dog), Tosa, Transmontano Mastiff, Yugoslavian Shepherd Dog – Sharplanina Hans Almgren, Sweden
German Pinscher, Giant Schnauzers, Miniature Pinscher, Miniature Schnauzers, Schnauzers Perttu Ståhlberg
Other breeds Jouko Leiviskä
FCI 3
Cesky Terrier, Dandie Dinmont Terrier, Fox Terrier, Smooth-haired, Fox Terrier, Wire-haired Anita Al-Bachy
American Staffordshire Terrier, Miniature Bull Terrier, Staffordshire Bull Terrier Ann-Christin Johansson, Sweden
Australian Silky Terrier, Skye Terrier, Welsh Terrier, West Highland White Terrier Anneli Pukkila
German Hunting Terrier, Irish Soft Coated Wheaten Terrier, Norfolk Terrier, Norwich Terrier, Parson Russell Terrier, Scottish Terrier, Sealyham Terrier, Yorkshire Terrier Åke Cronander, Sweden
Airedale Terrier, English Toy Terrier, Irish Glen Of Imaal Terrier, Irish Terrier, Japanese Terrier, Kerry Blue Terrier, Lakeland Terrier, Manchester Terrier, Ratonero Bodeguero Andaluz Hans Almgren, Sweden
American Hairless Terrier, American Toy Fox Terrier, Australian Terrier, Rat Terrier Ricky Lochs-Romans, The Netherlands
Bedlington Terrier, Biewer Terrier, Border Terrier, Brazilian Terrier, Bull Terrier, Cairn Terrier Perttu Ståhlberg
Jack Russell Terrier Jari Partanen, Norway
Tenterfield Terrier, Valencian Terrier Markku Kipinä
FCI 4
All breeds Anita Al-Bachy
FCI 5
Cirneco dell’Etna, Eurasian, Greenland Dog, Hälleforshund, Italian Volpino, Pharaoh Hound, Thai Bangkaew Dog, Thai Ridgeback Dog Ann-Christin Johansson, Sweden
Danish Spitz, Peruvian Hairless Dogs, Portuguese Podengos, Siberian Husky, Taiwan Dog Anneli Pukkila
American Akita, Karelian Bear Dog, Norwegian Elkhound Black, Norwegian Elkhound Grey, Samoyed Emma Pirilä
Akita Hans Almgren, Sweden
Alaskan Malamute, Black Spitz, Canaan Dog, Canadian Eskimo Dog, Chow Chow, Kai, Kintamani-Bali Dog, Kishu, Korea Jindo Dog, Norwegian Lundehund, Swedish Elkhound, Swedish Vallhund, Xoloitzcuintles Irina Poletaeva
Grosspitzes, Icelandic Sheepdog, Keeshond (Wolfspitz), Mittelspitzes, Kleinspitzes, Pomeranian Jari Partanen, Norway
American Eskimo Dog, Basenji, Norwegian Buhund, Shiba, Shikoku, Swedish White Elkhound Ricky Lochs-Romans, The Netherlands
East Siberian Laika, Finnish Lapponian Dog, Finnish Spitz, Lapponian Herder, Norrbottenspitz, Russian-European Laika, Swedish Lapphund, West Siberian Laika, Yakutian Laika Tiina Eskelinen
Canarian Warren Hound, Hokkaido, Ibizan Podencos, Japanese Spitz Tuire Okkola
FCI 6
Finnish Hound Emma Pirilä
Rhodesian Ridgeback Katja Korhonen
Beagle, Dalmatian, Drever Maarit Hassinen
American Foxhound, Basset Hound, Bavarian Mountain Scent Hound, Bloodhound, Norman Artesien Basset Markku Kipinä
Other breeds Luis Gorjao-Henriques, Portugal
FCI 7
Ariege Pointing Dog, Auvergne Pointer, Blue Picardy Spaniel, Bohemian Wire-haired Pointing Griffon, Bourbonnais Pointing Dog, Burgos Pointing Dog, Deutsch Stichelhaar, Drentsche Partridge Dog, French Pointing Dog – Gascogne Type, French Pointing Dog – Pyrenean Type, French Spaniel, German Long-haired Pointing Dog, Irish Red and White Setter, Italian Pointing Dog, Large Munsterlander, Old Danish Pointing Dog, Picardy Spaniel, Pont-Audemer Spaniel, Portuguese Pointing Dog, Pudelpointer, Saint Germain Pointer, Saint-Usuge Spaniel, Small Munsterlander, Weimaraners, Wire-Haired Pointing Griffon Korthals, Wirehaired Slovakian Pointer Anneli Pukkila
Other breeds Pekka Teini
FCI 8
American Water Spaniel, Cocker Spaniel, English Springer Spaniel, Field Spaniel, Lagotto Romagnolo, Nederlandse Kooikerhondje, Polish Hunting Spaniel, Portuguese Water Dog, Russian Spaniel, Spanish Water Dog, Welsh Springer Spaniel Ann-Christin Johansson, Sweden
Clumber Spaniel, Irish Water Spaniel, Sussex Spaniel, Wetterhoun Anneli Pukkila
Chesapeake Bay Retriever, Curly Coated Retriever, Flat Coated Retriever Luis Gorjao-Henriques, Portugal
American Cocker Spaniel, French Water Dog, German Spaniel Maarit Hassinen
Golden Retriever, Labrador Retriever, Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever Sven Slettedal, Norway
FCI 9
Reseve judge for all breeds in group 9 Markku Kipinä
Griffon Belge, Griffon Bruxellois, Papillon, Petit Brabançon, Phalène Ann-Christin Johansson, Sweden
Coton de Tulear, French Bulldog, Pražský Krysarík Irina Poletaeva
Chinese Crested Dog, Havanese, Japanese Chin, Russkaja Tsvetnaja Bolonka Jouko Leiviskä
Tibetan Spaniel Luis Gorjao-Henriques, Portugal
Bolognese, Boston Terrier, Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, Russian Toys Markku Kipinä
Kromfohrländer, Lhasa Apso, Little Lion Dog, Maltese, Markiesje, Pug, Shih Tzu, Tibetan Terrier Ricky Lochs-Romans, The Netherlands
Bichon Frise, King Charles Spaniel, Pekingese Tomas Rohlin, Denmark
Chihuahuas, Poodles Toni Saira
FCI 10
Deerhound, Irish Wolfhound, Italian Greyhound, Kazakh Tazy, Polish Greyhound, Sloughi Pekka Teini
Other breeds Tomas Rohlin, Denmark
Junior Handler Katja Korhonen
Finals
1 Åke Cronander, Sweden
2 Hans Almgren, Sweden
3 Ricky Lochs-Romans, The Netherlands
4 Anita Al-Bachy
5 Jari Partanen, Norway
6 Ann-Christin Johansson, Sweden
7 Pekka Teini
8 Luis Gorjao-Henriques, Portugal
9 Markku Kipinä
10 Tomas Rohlin, Denmark
Best in Show Veteran Jouko Leiviskä
Best in Show Breeders Group Markku Kipinä
Best in Show Tuire Okkola