About tukes.fi website
Tukes.fi is the website of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
The website is a key communications channel for Tukes, and its aim is to provide the customers with guidance and instructions on matters related to the Agency's fields of operation. The website contains, for example, instructions and forms, as well as links to Tukes's registers.
The main target groups include professionals working in Tukes's fields of operation, representatives of enterprises and public administration, students and teachers, and private individuals, i.e. consumers.
The website is available in Finnish and Swedish, and partly in English.
It is possible that this site does not provide a direct answer to your particular situation. Always consult the legislation as well. The decisions authorities make are always based on the relevant legislation, not on the contents of this website.
We aim to keep the contents of tukes.fi accurate and up-to-date. However, we are happy to hear from you if you detect any mistakes or inaccuracies on our site, or have some suggestions for improvement. Feel free to send us a message with the client response form provided.
The press releases published on the website deal with current affairs and their information describes the situation at the time of publication. They have not been updated retrospectively to reflect the situation that may have changed. You can identify the press release by the text “news item” or “press release” at the top of the page and the publication time that appears next to it.
Attachments
This website contains, for example, publications that are in PDF format. You will need, for example, the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to view these files.
Copyright, images and the related access rights
Copyright of the texts and images published on the website belong to Tukes or other data producer specified in connection with the material.
The material on the website can be used and linked to in contexts that are compatible with fair practice, provided that the source is indicated. Any commercial use of the material must always be agreed separately with Tukes.
Disclaimer
We aim to keep the contents of tukes.fi accurate and up-to-date. The Agency is, however, not liable for any costs or damages caused by potential inaccuracies in the information provided on the website. Moreover, the Agency is not liable for any harm caused by technical problems or content that is linked to the website and implemented by a third party.
Cookies
Our website uses cookies and plug-ins that improve the website’s user experience. Some are essential for the service to function correctly, and these are activated automatically.
Tukes does not collect data on the website’s visitors that would enable the identification of an individual visitor.
The cookies are used to collect the following general statistical data used for developing our website:
- pages visited
- date of the visit
- searched terms
- web browser and operating system used.
You can prevent the collection of this data by rejecting all but the essential cookies. You can change your cookie settings via the button below.
Our website stores only the contact details and similar data that the users provide themselves. These are used to reply to the user’s contact requests, questions or other feedback. The data provided by the user will not be combined with the data collected on the use of the website. More information on the processing of personal data
Please note that if a link directs to a website other than Tukes’s website, Tukes has no control over the types of data the linked site collects. For example, videos are embedded from YouTube, which collects user data.
Other websites of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
FINAS online service
Website of the Finnish Accreditation Service (FINAS)
Finas.fi
KemiDigi
Chemical data in one service
- Chemical products register: data provided by companies on dangerous chemical products on the Finnish market
- Plant protection products register: plant protection products authorised in Finland
- Biocides register: biocides authorised in Finland
Tukes’s registers
Tukes maintains registers of the following:
- Installation, maintenance and repair operators
- Responsible persons and mechanics in the field of refrigeration
- Inspectors of plant protection application equipment
- Responsibility and locality marks for precious metals
Public register (in Finnish and Swedish)
I Know My Product
Learning materials and exams free of charge for companies that manufacture, import or distribute consumer goods. An e-learning platform for beauty professionals.
eTentti
An e-learning platform where you can take qualification tests for operations supervisors, responsible persons and sales and storage coordinators, among other roles. Learning materials available to the general public are also available.
eTentti (in Finnish and Swedish)
Tukes regulation information service
A public and free online legal material service, produced and maintained by Edilex Lakitieto Ltd.
Regulation information service (in Finnish and Swedish)
Dangerous products
A list of products the sale of which has been restricted by the authorities or companies.
Dangerous products (in Finnish and Swedish)