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Cosmetics In Finland, Tukes and Finnish Customs supervise that cosmetic products that are on the market are safe. Cosmetics and cosmetic products must comply with the requirements of the EU Regulation on Cosmetic Products and the Act on Cosmetic P...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/cosmetics
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Maintenance The condition of electrical installations must be monitored continuously and possible defects must be removed. Like the other parts of a building, electrical systems do not remain safe and in working order by themselves. Electrical ins...https://tukes.fi/en/electricity/electrical-installations/maintenance-and-periodic-inspections
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PPWR – schedule Key deadlines for the regulation The Regulation entered into force on 11 February 2025. General enforcement began on 12 August 2026. There are specific requirements that only require packaging compliance at separately defined deadl...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/packaging-and-packaging-waste/ppwr-schedule-legislation-and-competent-authorities/ppwr-schedule
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Requirements for lighters Important factors related to the safety of lighters (i.e. common cigarette lighters, cigar lighters and pipe lighters) include lighting mechanisms and design that are safe for children, height of the flame, ease of puttin...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/general-consumer-goods/lighters
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Hallmarking An assay office mark verifies that an assay office has analysed the precious metal fineness of the article and assessed its conformity. The image shows a Finnish assay office mark An assay office mark can only be granted by a Tukes-app...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/articles-of-precious-metals-jewellery-and-watches/for-manufacturers-importers-and-retailers/hallmarking
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Mining activity A mining permit and a mining safety permit is required for the establishment of a mine and the undertaking of mining activity. Other permits are also required for undertaking of mining activity, of which the environmental permit is...https://tukes.fi/en/mining
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Which precious metal? It is important for consumers and entrepreneurs to know which precious metal an article was made from . This information is directly linked to the price of the article. Telling different metals apart visually can often be dif...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/articles-of-precious-metals-jewellery-and-watches/material-requirements/which-precious-metal-
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Coatings and filling Coatings Coatings may be used onarticles of precious metals. Remember that the fineness mark of an article with a coating indicates the fineness of the coated precious metal. This means that the fineness of the coating materia...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/articles-of-precious-metals-jewellery-and-watches/material-requirements/coatings-and-filling
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Rodent control in household and summer cottage environments Mice and rats are the most common rodents to be controlled in flats, summer cottages and outhouses. They cause harm by contaminating premises and foodstuffs with their droppings and by da...https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/household-and-garden-pests/rodenticides
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Electricity Electricity makes many things possible, but if used incorrectly it can endanger lives and destroy property. In this section you can find information on competency, installation work and electrical installation requirements. Electricity...https://tukes.fi/en/electricity
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Design Electrical design must be carried out in a way that ensures the safety and conformity of installations made based the design. By using a professional designer you can make sure that the electrical design is appropriate and there is a good b...https://tukes.fi/en/electricity/electrical-installations/design
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Integrated pest management In integrated pest management, the user of plant protection products integrates different pest control methods. In practice, it means integrating the use of plant protection products with other control methods in a caref...https://tukes.fi/en/safe-use-of-plant-protection-products/integrated-pest-management
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Turvallinen verkko-ostaminen vaatii valppautta - myös joulunahttps://tukes.fi/en/-/turvallinen-verkko-ostaminen-vaatii-valppautta-myos-joulu-1
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After testing Tukes has discovered only minor defects in cigarette lighters. Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes ) had ten cigarette lighter models marketed in Finland tested by SGS Fimko Oy. The small defects discovered were related to e.g. warning labels and -symbols of which the importers have been notified of.https://tukes.fi/en/-/minor-defects-in-lighters
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Tehokas tietojenvaihto vaarallisista tuotteista hyödyttää yrityksiä ja kuluttajiahttps://tukes.fi/en/-/tehokas-tietojenvaihto-vaarallisista-tuotteista-hyodyttaa-yrityksia-ja-kuluttaj-1
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According to the knowledge of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes), the prosecutor has brought charges against a Tukes civil servant for aggravated abuse of public office.https://tukes.fi/en/-/charges-brought-against-a-tukes-civil-servant
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The report of the accident investigation team of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) on the large fire at the Vaasa transformer plant has now been completed. The accident chain most likely originated from the missing grounding of the reactor that was being tested. The fire quickly developed into a major fire due to oil leak from the tank connected to the reactor. The fire continued to escal...https://tukes.fi/en/-/investigation-of-the-large-fire-at-the-vaasa-transformer-plant-completed-tukes-investigation-team-proposes-several-measures-to-improve-the-safety-of-companies
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Do this Do you know what is expected of you as a manufacturer or an importer, or when selling products to consumers? Do you want to find out what work requires professional qualifications and on which sectors only approved companies are allowed to...https://tukes.fi/en/do-this
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The Ministry of the Interior requested local rescue departments to conduct a survey on the safety of exiting so-called escape rooms in their area. The survey was carried out in cooperation with the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency TUKES that monitors the safety of consumer services in Finland. The motivation for the survey was a fire in an escape room in Poland in the beginning of January that killed 5 people and left one severely injured.https://tukes.fi/en/-/pakohuoneiden-poistumisturvallisuuden-kartoitus-valmistui
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Protection of critical infrastructure and critical entities resilience (CER) The Act on the Protection of Infrastructure Critical to Society and on the Improvement of Resilience (CER Act) entered into force on 1 July 2025. The act applies to 11 se...https://tukes.fi/en/cybersecurity/critical-infrastructure