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PDF Siting of production plants Guide Description: This guide describes ways to consider the risk of chemical accidents in the placement of production facilities (plants) that handle or store hazardous chemicals and the planning of off-site land u...

Addressing the requirements at new production plants and in the permit process Economic operators must also take into account the requirements of the process safety system at the different stages of planning new production plants and during the pe...

Changes to the production plant In order to manage process safety, the operator must have a systematic and effective change management procedure to identify, assess and commission changes to the production plant. Tukes’ change management requireme...

Plant protection products Plant protection products are preparations used for protecting plants or plant products against harmful organisms in agriculture, forestry and horticulture. In Finland, only products authorised by Tukes can be sold or use...

LPG plants If your company stores and uses LPG (liquefied petroleum gas), it usually needs a permit granted by Tukes, or, as a minimum requirement in some cases, you must submit a notification to the rescue authorities . The scope of operations an...

Chemical plants: guides Guide: Safety of hydrogen handling and storage Guide: Siting of production plants Hidden

Plant Protection Products Register Click here for access to the Plant Protection Products Register . The Plant Protection Products Register contains key information on products that have been approved for plant protection purposes in Finland. The ...

Plant protection products In home gardens, the best way of controlling pests is by monitoring the condition of the plants. Remove any deteriorated or sick plants. Plants will remain healthy when you alternate the species of plants you cultivate in...

Plant protection products Authorisation of plant protection products The form is used to apply for an approval for a plant protection product. Application form for the authorisation of plant protection products (doc, 396 kb) Appendix 1 Completenes...

Safe use of plant protection products The sales packages and labels of plant protection products provide instructions on how to use of the products safely and prevent damage to health and the environment. Ensure safe use of plant protection produc...

Record-keeping for plant protection products Do you use plant protection products professionally? Remember to keep a record of all the plant protection products you use. Provide information about: the name and registration number of the plant prot...

Sales volumes of plant protection products Data on the sales volumes of plant protection products are published annually in January–February. Statistics on the sales volumes in Finland have been collected since 1953. Tukes has been responsible for...

12.6.2026 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has published a new web page on record-keeping for plant protection products. The page contains instructions for meeting the record-keeping requirements that entered into force at the beginning of 2026, such as recording EPPO codes and BBCH growth stages.

National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products The objective of the National Action Plan for the Sustainable Use of Plant Protection Products is to reduce health and environmental risks caused by the use of plant protect...

19.5.2026 | New requirements have been introduced for the record-keeping of the use of plant protection products. Professional users of plant protection products shall include in their records the registration number of the product, the name of the target crop according to the EPPO code, the spatial data of the area to be treated and the type of use.

Inspection of plant protection application equipment Application equipment to be inspected Horizontal boom sprayers with a boom of > 3 m Sprayers for bush and tree crops (foggers) Pesticide application equipment in greenhouses with a tank of ≥ 25 ...

Application to become a plant protection training and certification provider Tukes authorises the plant protection training and certification providers. Tukes does not provide plant protection certification. You will find instructions on how to ap...

Products for professional and consumer use The most hazardous plant protection products are restricted for professional use only and for users with plant protection certification. For household use, Tukes has approved products the use of which doe...

Plant protection training and certification The purpose of the plant protection certification is to ensure the safe and professional use of plant protection products in Finland. In Finland, plant protection training and certification is organised ...

Product safety This section contains general information about the safety of the products and their safe use. As the user of the product, you can influence the safety of use yourself: read the instructions for use and act accordingly. The manufact...

Applying for an authorisation for a new product Importing of any plant protection products from EU Member States to Finland requires authorisation from Tukes. If you import the product for your personal use, you need a parallel trade permit . You ...

Authorised products In Finland, only plant protection products approved by Tukes can be used. Information on the products authorised by Tukes and the conditions, restrictions and instructions on their use is available in KemiDigi, Tukes’s Plant Pr...

The Finnish National Action Plan on Sustainable Plant Protection III 2023–2027 The objective of the National Action Plan on Sustainable Plant Protection is to reduce the risks to human health and the environment arising from the use of plant prote...

General requirements for products in Finland Products must not pose a danger to the health or property of anyone. General safety requirements for consumer products and services are laid down in the Consumer Safety Act. The Consumer Safety Act is a...

Extension of use and extension of product authorisation for minor use Extension of use The authorisation holder may ask for the uses of an authorised plant protection product to be extended, provided that the requirements set for approval are stil...

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The Court of Justice of the European Union issued a preliminary ruling on 19 January 2023 concerning the processing, placing on the market and sowing of plant protection product seeds containing thiamethoxam and clothianidin. According to the preliminary ruling, plant protection products containing thiamethoxam or clothianidin cannot be granted a derogation in case of emergency situations in plant protection in the future.

The plant protection products register and biocide register are now part of the KemiDigi online service. The plant protection products register contains all plant protection products authorised for use in Finland, and the biocide register all the biocidal products authorised for use in Finland.

Operators placing on the market or distributing plant protection products are required to submit a chemical notification to the KemiDigi system maintained by Tukes for those products for which a chemical notification is required, as specified below. In addition, for plant protection products for which a chemical notification has been submitted, the notifier must report quantitative information through the KemiDigi system by the end of February each year.

Who is responsible for the safety of a chemical product?

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has investigated an accident that took place at a waste processing and recycling plant in Järvenpää on 19 September 2022 in which the spread of a toxic gas generated in a dangerous reaction caused the death of an employee. During the investigation, significant deficiencies were discovered in the assessment of and preparation for risks in processing equipment.

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has issued Fennovoima Ltd with a permit to store and handle dangerous chemicals at Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki. The permit issued by Tukes concerns dangerous chemicals handled and stored at the site, not radioactive substances. The company needs several official permits for the construction and use of the nuclear power plant, includ...

2.5.2025 | Starting from May 1, 2025, the decisions for authorization plant protection products will be changed to table-form usage instructions instead of verbal instructions. Tukes will no longer attach verbal usage instructions to authorizations; instead, the official instructions will be provided in the "Usage and Restrictions" annex containing the instructions for use -table. The aim of this reform is to streamline the authorization process and improve the clarity of the instructions.

The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has finished its accident investigation of the explosive fire that took place on March 2nd, 2018, at an aerosol filling plant in Sipoo. One person was injured in the accident, and the production facilities and equipment were destroyed. To avoid similar accidents in the future, the investigative team recommends that adequate ventilation is ensured in plants that handle solvents and gases.

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...

Process safety system What does process safety mean? Process safety concerns hazards presented by chemicals and processes. Process safety incidents and accidents are sudden and unplanned, and they involve the release or a potential release of a ha...

Dangerous chemicals in industry Storage and handling of dangerous chemicals must always comply with the relevant laws and decrees. The production plant is responsible for following the statutes. If the scope of chemical storage and handling operat...

Land-use planning When drafting a plan, planning authorities must take into account establishments involving accident hazards . For the planning of areas in the vicinity of establishments involving major accident hazards, an opinion must be obtain...

Inspections With inspections conducted at chemical facilities, Tukes ensures that the facility complies with the terms of the permit as well as the legislation . You can only start handling and storing dangerous chemicals after passing the commiss...