The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) is updating its electronic services and register to comply with the new EU F-gas Regulation (EU) 2024/573. Deployment of these updates has been delayed by roughly two months from the original estimate. Tukes will let you know when you can begin to apply for the qualifications that comply with the new F-gas regulation.
Changes to qualifications in the refrigeration sector required by the new F-gas regulation are:
- additional refrigerants have been added to the operating rights
- personal qualifications are now valid for seven years at a time
- current responsible persons and fitters must complete a refresher course to keep their operating rights and submit an application to extend their operating rights to Tukes by December 2028
- refrigeration companies must also reapply for their company certificates to update their operating right.
Qualifications under the old F-gas regulation remain available for application until 30 June 2026
Anyone in training compliant with the old F-gas regulation (517/2014) must apply for their qualifications in the refrigeration sector by 30 June 2026. These qualifications will remain valid until 12 March 2029. If the training under the old F-gas regulation has been completed but not registered, applications must be submitted by 30 June 2026. Otherwise, the qualifications must be updated to match the new F-gas regulation before Tukes can register them.
Qualification tables on the Tukes website
Qualification of personnel and qualification requirements
Completion of the refresher course will be counted with reduced requirements in the vocational qualifications and further vocational qualifications in refrigeration as well as qualification tests for fitters.
Tukes press release 27 August 2025: Applications for new operating rights in refrigeration open in October
Enquiries:
Merja Rajamäki, senior officer
Tiina Heikkinen, permit processor
Markus Kauppinen, Head of Unit
emails: [email protected]
Enquiries during phone service hours, Tuesdays and Thursdays at 12:00–14:00
Tiina Heikkinen, tel. +358 29 5052 156
Merja Rajamäki, tel. +358 29 5052 518
