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Batteries and accumulators Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Batteries and accumulators have to be safe, and the amount of heavy metals they contain must be within specified limits. Batteries and accumulators must be marked with a separate...

Home technology and electricity The consumer or end user bears the responsibility of the safe and purposeful use of household appliances and equipment, but it is the responsibility of the manufacturer, importer or distributor to provide sufficient...

Legislation on toys Children are a vulnerable user group. Thus, special attention is paid to the safety of toys on an international level. The European Toy Directive 2009/48/EC applies to toys. Toys introduced to the Finnish market must meet the r...

Electric personal transportation devices The legislation and requirements applied to electric personal transportation devices depend on the features of each device. The product itself may be covered by machine regulation and/or vehicle regulation....

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...

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment – WEEE Electrical and electronic equipment (EEE) must be marked with a separate collection label, and producer responsibility applies to them. The purpose of WEEE regulation is to reduce the amount of wast...

The requirements applied to electrical equipment are derived from EU directives, regulations, and decisions and also from national legislation.

Hazardous Substances in Vehicles (ELV) The use of certain heavy metals in vehicles is restricted. The End-of-Life Vehicles (ELV) legislation aims to reduce waste from vehicles and make the reuse, recycling, and other recovery of end-of-life vehicl...

The roles of the actors Table of Contents Table of Contents Close As an entrepreneur, you must know your role in ensuring safety and compliance, and know your obligations In addition, you should recognise the obligations of your business partners ...

Electromagnetic compatibility - EMC The emissions from electrical devices and equipment and their immunity to disturbances must comply with the requirements. All electrical devices and equipment affect each other when they are in close proximity o...

Lifecycle of lithium-ion batteries Lithium-ion (Li-ion) batteries are a widely used and effective battery type. Li-ion batteries are used, for example, in mobile devices, power tools, electric bicycles, electric vehicles and industries. This, prim...

12.11.2020 |  Many modern devices and equipment, such as electric tools, garden machinery, electric bicycles and hoverboards, use lithium-ion accumulators. If you do not use an accumulator-powered device or vehicle during the winter, store it safely. Incorrect storing can ruin the accumulator and make it unusable when you get the item from storage after winter. In the worst-case scenario, the accumulator can catch fire when you charge it after storage.

17.3.2022 | One way to help people in distress is to offer different types of aid. Together with other authorities, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom wants to remind you that you must also keep safety in mind when collecting and transporting aid. If you transport goods or materials that may cause a hazard during the transport, you need to take special care of packaging and labelling them as well as submitting the related notifications.

23.10.2020 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) had gas stoves with integrated ovens tested. Based on the tests, only one out of the six tested stoves fulfilled requirements set for the temperature of external surfaces.

Technical requirements of storage facilities The technical requirements for permanent and temporary storage facilities are identical. An isolated shipping container is often used as a storage building. The doors and walls must be insulated. The st...

22.12.2025 | FINNISH MARKET SURVEILLANCE STRATEGY 2026-2029 2 3 Contents Introduction ............................................................................... 4 1. Market surveillance operating environment and change factors................................

Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) Persistent Organic Pollutants (POP) are highly toxic chemical compounds that are slow to break down and prone to long-range transport. The compounds get transported great distances from their original source by ...

22.12.2025 | FINNISH MARKET SURVEILLANCE STRATEGY 2026-2029 2 3 Contents Introduction ............................................................................... 4 1. Market surveillance operating environment and change factors................................

9.10.2019 | Manufacturing, Importing and Sales of Electrical Equipment gu id e finnish safety and chemicals agency (tukes) 2 Text: Tukes 6/2014 Cover image: Istockphoto.com/Krystian Nawrocki Images: Sami Karisola, Saara Sivonen, European Commission, Istockpho...

PDF Safety of hydrogen handling and storage Guide Description: This guide presents hydrogen production, transmission and distribution methods and safe solutions for them. Target group: Operators Date: 23 January 2024 Table of contents Introduction...