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Safety of child care articles Manufacturers, commissioners, importers and sellers of child care articles are responsible for the safety of their products and for ensuring that they include all necessary user instructions and warnings. Child care a...

26.5.2026 | Last summer saw an exceptional number of fatal accidents and serious incidents on Finnish beaches. The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) and the Finnish Swimming Teaching and Lifesaving Federation (FSL) explain that you can prevent drowning by strengthening swimming and water safety skills and by making sure the beaches are safe and sufficiently guarded.

A service provider's general obligations This page contains a general description of leisure service providers' obligations under the Consumer Services Act 185/2025. For more detailed instructions, see Tukes instructions Safety in Consumer Service...

Possessor of the electrical installation and the operation manager Table of Contents Table of Contents Close The possessor of the electrical installation and the operation manager play an important role in ensuring the safety of the electrical ins...

Which products are ‘cosmetic products’? ‘Cosmetic products’ refers to substances or mixtures that are intended to be placed in contact with the external parts of the human body, such as: skin, hair, nails, lips and external genital organs; or teet...

Once you have received a gold panning permit Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Before you may start gold panning Read the permit decision carefully The decision contains various permit regulations that you must comply with. It also defines...

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...

Storage and disposal When stored correctly, plant protection products maintain their efficiency for as long as possible, and, when used according to instructions, they are safe to use for both the users and the environment. Tukes supervises the st...

Safety in leisure services Act on customer safety in leisure services has been updated. Its name is the Act on the Safety of Consumer Services (185/2025), or the Consumer Services Act in short. The new Act replaces the sections on services in the ...

The obligations of economic operators as a table Economic operators’ obligations Manufacturer Authorised resentative Importer Fulfilment service provider Distributor Makes only compliant equipment available on the market - CE marking, affixes ( ) ...

Consumers and transporting dangerous goods This page provides more information regarding the TGD regulations applicable to consumers. For assistance with identifying dangerous goods, go to TDG classifications . All transport other than transport p...

How to reduce health risks Plant protection products have been developed for controlling weeds and vermin. The use of plant protection products may be hazardous to human health. The safe use of plant protection products is ensured in the EU Member...

Requirements on textiles Textile products include: bedding curtains rugs babies’ nappies clothing, such as shirts, trousers, headwear and gloves. The most typical safety issues in textiles are related to chemicals, cords and drawstrings in childre...

Most commonly detected defects in toys Small parts in toys intended for children under the age of 3 Toys intended for children under the age of 3 must not contain small parts and small parts must not detach from them. Toys intended for young child...

Disinfectants Consider what kind of disinfectants you need at home Disinfectants are antimicrobial agents used for controlling microbes and cleaning surfaces, and for taking care of human and animal hygiene. Water purifying agents and cleaning pro...

PDF Safety in Consumer Services Tukes guideline Description: This is the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes’ general guideline on how to apply the obligations of service providers, as laid down in Act 185/2025 on the Safety of Consumer Serv...

After a lift is taken into use, the possessor of the lift shall take every measure necessary to ensure the safety of the lift.

26.2.2026 | In its enforcement project, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) tested several children’s sand products. Abroad, there have been discoveries of asbestos in similar products. One of the products tested in the Tukes project, which was ordered from outside the EU, contained asbestos fibre.

Markings on toys Toys or their packaging must include: name of the merchandise; information (name and address) of the manufacturer, and the importer if the manufacturer is situated outside the EU (e.g. in the Far East); warning labels; Even small ...

Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Scales intended for weighing precious metals When you buy and sell precious metals, i.e. gold, silver, platinum or palladium by weight, you must use verified precision scales with a valid verification for ...