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Plans for opening a mine near my neighbourhood are in the works. What can I do? I heard a reservation notification has been made in my area. What does it mean? Will a mine be opened in my neighbourhood? A company that makes a reservation notificat...https://tukes.fi/en/home-and-leisure-time/plans-for-opening-a-mine-near-my-neighbourhood-are-in-the-works.-what-can-i-do-
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Appeals, SOLVIT and complaints Appeals In Finland, a party opposing a decision issued by the authorities may request to have it amended by lodging an appeal with the administrative court. An amendment can be requested for a decision of an authorit...https://tukes.fi/en/product-contact-point/solvit
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Mining, ore prospecting and gold panning Tukes acts as the mining authority referred to in the Finnish Mining Act and is responsible for monitoring compliance with the act and attending to duties prescribed in the act. Tukes makes decisions on min...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/mining-ore-prospecting-and-gold-panning
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Products’ compliance with requirements Legislation lays down requirements on products in order to ensure various aspects of safety, health, environmental protection and consumer protection. All products must be safe and reliable to use, or they mu...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/products-compliance-with-requirements
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Processing of permit applications and change notifications All new facilities handling and storing hazardous chemicals on a large scale require a permit from the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). Use the list of chemicals and the ratio ...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/chemical-establishments/processing-of-permits-and-changes
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The requirements applied to electrical equipment are derived from EU directives, regulations, and decisions and also from national legislation.https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/electrical-products
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How to apply for a gold panning permit To apply for a gold panning permit, you must find out different information about the area that your application concerns. You must also present a plan for the implementation of gold panning in your applicati...https://tukes.fi/en/mining-ore-prospecting-and-gold-panning/gold-panning/how-to-apply-for-a-gold-panning-permit
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National authorisation conditions for biocidal products In Finland, some biocidal products are subject to national authorisation conditions. The purpose of these conditions is to promote the sustainable use of biocidal products and to ensure that ...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/national-authorisation-conditions-for-biocidal-products
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Gold panning Gold panning refers to the exploitation of gold found in the soil. If you want to pan for gold on state-owned land, you need a gold panning permit issued by Tukes. For gold panning on private land, the landowner’s permission is enough...https://tukes.fi/en/mining-ore-prospecting-and-gold-panning/gold-panning
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Tukes strategy for 2023–2027 Our strategic priorities We use data to increase our impact. We produce information that helps consumers and businesses identify risks. Our decisions, supervision and other activities are driven by data, and we use dat...https://tukes.fi/en/about-us/strategy
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Accessibility statement We aim to ensure that the Tukes.fi service meets the requirements for accessibility laid down in the Act on the Provision of Digital Services ( 306/2019 , Finlex, in Finnish). This accessibility statement applies to the Tuk...https://tukes.fi/en/accessibility-statement
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Transitional periods The Personal Protective Equipment Regulation (EU) 2016/425 has been applied from 21 April 2018. Each individual PPE placed on the market must have complied with the requirements of the Personal Protective Equipment Regulation ...https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/personal-protective-equipment/transitional-periods
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Authorisation conditions for biocidal antifouling products used on boats In Finland, national conditions have been set for approving biocidal antifouling products. The conditions apply to products intended for boats of 24 metres or less in length....https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/national-authorisation-conditions-for-biocidal-products/authorisation-conditions-for-biocidal-antifouling-products-used-on-boats
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The reliability of measurements, measurement results and measurement methods are monitored whenever the price of a product or a service depends on the measurement result.https://tukes.fi/en/products-and-services/measuring-instruments
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Authorisation conditions for Insecticides In Finland, national conditions have been set for the approval of insecticides and other products intended for controlling arthropods. These conditions apply to all Product Type 18 authorisation decisions ...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/national-authorisation-conditions-for-biocidal-products/authorisation-conditions-for-insecticides
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Establishment of a facility A production facility must take chemical safety into account at every stage of the facility’s life cycle from its establishment to when the facility is shut down. Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Establishing a...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/chemical-establishments/finding-out-whether-the-operations-require-a-permit
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Treated articles A treated article means any substance, mixture or article which has been treated with one or more biocidal products, or which intentionally contains one or more biocidal products. For example, a sheet of plywood may be treated wit...https://tukes.fi/en/chemicals/biocides/treated-articles
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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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Mutual recognition of goods in the EU The principle of mutual recognition is based on free movement of goods within the Single Market. Goods lawfully sold in a Member State can be sold in all Member states, even if they do not comply with national...https://tukes.fi/en/product-contact-point/mutual-recognition-of-goods-in-the-eu
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Applying for an exploration permit To apply for an exploration permit, you must find out various information about the area that your application concerns. You must also present the capacity of your company for exploration and a plan for the imple...https://tukes.fi/en/industry/mining-ore-prospecting-and-gold-panning/exploration/applying-for-an-exploration-permit