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24.7.2025 | There is a suspicion of a data breach on the FINAS.fi website of the Finnish Accreditation Service. Valtori, the government ICT centre, observed abnormal activities on the server and notified the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes of the breach on 22 July.https://tukes.fi/en/-/suspected-data-breach-on-the-finas-finnish-accreditation-service-website-server
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Competence, quality of service and reliability of results – you can ensure these things with accreditation. The FINAS accreditation service accredits laboratories, certification organisations, inspection bodies, providers of proficiency testing and for example environmental and greenhouse gas verifiers.https://tukes.fi/en/-/akkreditoinnilla-lisaa-luotettavuutta-ja-kilpailukyk-1
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Katriina Luoma, M.A. (Food Science), has been appointed Director of FINAS. She will start in the position on 1 March 2023.https://tukes.fi/en/-/katriina-luoma-to-be-appointed-director-of-finas-accreditation-service
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Inspection bodies for the transport of dangerous goods The inspection bodies referred to in the Act on Transport of Dangerous Goods include inspection bodies for the transport of dangerous goods, periodic inspection bodies for the transport of dan...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/transport-of-dangerous-goods/inspection-bodies-of-transport-of-dangerous-goods
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Surveillance Surveillance is a way for Tukes to ensure that companies comply with legislation and that the companies, equipment, chemicals, products, services and other activities monitored by Tukes are safe and comply with the requirements. The o...https://tukes.fi/en/do-this/surveillance
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Tukes approves inspection bodies for the inspection of equipment and installations as well as the certifi-cation of persons in various fields.https://tukes.fi/en/industry/inspection-bodies
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News and press releases Please enter one or more search word Select topic All Articles of precious metals Biocides Chemicals: CLP, REACH, detergents, POP, VOC Construction products Consumer products Cosmetics Electrical installations and electrica...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/what-s-new
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Organisation Tukes has five units : Chemicals, Industry, Products, FINAS, and Information and Development. Approximately 250 Tukes employees work at our offices in Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemi. Tukes operates under the guidance of several minis...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/organisation
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The history of Tukes Finland has a long history of technical safety and reliability inspection and supervision. For example, the official supervision of gold dates back to the 16th century, and the regulation of pressure vessel safety to the 19th ...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/the-history-of-tukes
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Contact details Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Tukes specialists You can write to us in our Feedback and Questions -service: Feedback and Questions If you wish to handle your matter by phone, you can contact Tukes’ switchboard. Telephon...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/contact-details
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Personal data registers Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Supervision of products, services, institutions and equipment Tukes maintains registers on subjects of supervision falling within its remit, such as product importers, consumer serv...https://tukes.fi/en/personal-data-registers
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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 ...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/about-website
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Contact details Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Tukes specialists You can write to us in our Feedback and Questions -service: Feedback and Questions If you wish to handle your matter by phone, you can contact Tukes’ switchboard. Telephon...https://tukes.fi/en/contact-details
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Inspection bodies verify measuring instruments Measuring instruments are verified by inspection bodies approved by Tukes. When the verification of a measuring instrument is about to expire, the company responsible for the operation of the measurin...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/measuring-instruments/use-of-measuring-instruments/inspection-bodies-verify-measuring-instruments
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Chemicals in jewellery and watches Jewellery and fashion accessories must not contain or release too high concentrations of hazardous chemicals. Jewellery and fashion accessories include: jewellery used in piercings, rings, bracelets and necklaces...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/articles-of-precious-metals-jewellery-and-watches/chemicals-in-jewellery-and-watches
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Electrical safety – LVD Electrical equipment must be safe when properly installed, used and maintained. Electrical safety issues are regulated with the Electrical Safety Act and the Low Voltage Directive (LVD). The purpose of the LVD is to ensure ...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/electrical-products/electrical-safety-lvd
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Maahantuojien ja jakelijoiden vastuu tuotteiden vaatimustenmukaisuudesta kasvaahttps://tukes.fi/en/-/maahantuojien-ja-jakelijoiden-vastuu-tuotteiden-vaatimustenmukaisuudesta-kasv-1
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16.12.2024 | Kimmo Peltonen is retiring on 31 December 2024. He has been serving as the Director General of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) since 2014.https://tukes.fi/en/-/director-general-kimmo-peltonen-will-retire-at-the-end-of-the-year
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16.1.2025 | Press release from the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment of Finland: On 16 January 2025, the Government appointed Tomi Lounema (M.Sc. Engineering) as Director General of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) for the period of 1 February 2025–31 January 2030.https://tukes.fi/en/-/tomi-lounema-appointed-director-general-of-the-finnish-safety-and-chemicals-agency
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29.11.2024 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) is reducing the number of its personnel by approximately 30 after cooperation negotiations. Eight people are being made redundant. At the beginning of the negotiations, it was estimated that the number of personnel would be reduced by 45 at most. The negotiations were initiated due to a cut to Tukes’ operating budget.https://tukes.fi/en/-/finnish-safety-and-chemicals-agency-tukes-finalises-cooperation-negotiations