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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 ...

16.4.2026 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) tested consumer products purchased from online shops as part of a supervisory enforcement project coordinated by the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA). Safety deficiencies were particularly common in products ordered from outside the EU.

Joululelutestit paljastivat vakavia turvallisuuspuutteita

Online shopping When purchasing products online, ensuring product safety is more difficult than in the traditional brick and mortar stores. It is therefore important to carefully read the information available on both the product and the online st...

Remember: When you order from outside the EU you are responsible for the product. In such cases, there is no responsible party in Europe, which could be contacted to return the dangerous product or demand compensation.

Lasten naamiaisasujen turvallisuudessa puutteita

Tukes market surveillance sample acquisition principles When conducting market surveillance, Tukes will purchase products from shops, online stores, etc. Tukes will have the products tested in testing laboratories or conduct an in-house product as...

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...

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

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

10.9.2018 | Because consumers have been shopping at online shops outside the EU increasingly often in the past few years, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) decided to test the safety of products sold in these shops that are popular among Finnish consumers. The results were alarming: only one item among the 32 toys, child care supplies, jewellery and electrical appliances purchased by Tukes fulfilled European requirements.

30.10.2020 | Recently, I’ve seen myself more frequently visiting webshops that sell baby clothes or toys. When going shopping, the shopping cart seems to automatically go to shelves filled with toys, and every time I add something fun or pretty to the cart. Small golden shoes are on the shopping list.

25.11.2020 | Toys meant for older children should not be bought or given to children under the age of three, because such a toy may be dangerous in the hands of a small child. Small parts coming loose or the shape of the toy may pose a choking hazard for a small child. This year, the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) inspected toys for children under the age of three. Of the tested 23 toys, around half were found defective.

26.6.2018 | The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) warns about the choking hazard posed by Squishies toys. Tukes asks consumers to return to the seller any I Love Squishies toys that have easily detachable small parts that may pose a risk of choking. Most Finnish toy distributors have withdrawn Squishies toys from the market independently, but an abundant supply is still available in foreign online stores.

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.

Turvallinen verkko-ostaminen vaatii valppautta - myös jouluna

10.9.2018 | Finnish authorities and other organisations campaign widely for safe online shopping. In recent years, consumer shopping at online shops located in distant lands has increased heavily, and Finnish Customs has filled up with small packages. At worst, these purchases can be “dangerous trash” according to the observations of the authorities. The campaign also wants to make consumers aware of their ...

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.

Tehokas tietojenvaihto vaarallisista tuotteista hyödyttää yrityksiä ja kuluttajia

Tieto vaarallisista tuotteista liikkuu yhä tehokkaammin Euroopassa