《動物年刊》是一份成熟的、國際性的、經同行評議的期刊，對所有科學家開放，每年出版6期(2002年以前每季出版)。它成立于1964年，由生物社會學芬尼卡萬納莫取代其前身，發表于1932年至1963年。在1978年至1994年期間，它由芬蘭動物出版委員會出版，自1994年以來由芬蘭動物和植物出版委員會出版。該雜志由教育和文化部主辦。

Annales Zoologici Fennici is an established, international, peer-reviewed journal, open to all scientists, appearing in six-number yearly volumes (until 2002 quarterly). It was founded in 1964 by Societas Biologica Fennica Vanamo replacing its predecessor which had been published between 1932 and 1963. Between 1978 and 1994 it was published by the Finnish Zoological Publishing Board, and since 1994 by the Finnish Zoological and Botanical Publishing Board. The journal is sponsored by the Ministry of Education and Culture.