Finland has deployed coronavirus-sniffing dogs at its main international airport in a four-month trial of an alternative testing method.

It's hoped it will become a cost-effective and quick way to identify infected travelers.

Four dogs trained by Finland's Smell Detection Association started working Wednesday at the Helsinki Airport as part of the government-financed trial.  

Researchers in several countries including Australia, France, Germany and the United States are also studying canines as coronavirus detectors but the Finnish trial is among the largest so far.

Finland is the second country after the United Arab Emirates - and the first in Europe - to assign dogs to sniff out coronavirus.

A similar program started at Dubai International Airport over the summer.

The canines were trained and showed successful results in differentiating between urine samples from COVID-19 patients and healthy individuals.

Passengers who agree to take a free test under the voluntary program in Helsinki do not have direct…

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