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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.

This summer, school-aged children were involved in several drowning and near-miss incidents on beaches and in public indoor pools. In all of these incidents, children were ten years old. The incidents have raised concerns about children’s swimming skills and safety in water environments.

Beach safety Instructions Description: These instructions concern the safety of consumers on beaches. In addition to public beaches maintained by municipalities, these instructions apply to public beaches intended for consumers (see Section 2 for ...

Tukes.fi Valitse kieli Suomi Välj språket Svenska Select language English Think ahead about the service or event you are about to provide, for whom and where The following consumer services can be provided on natural ice: ice carousel, café, ice s...

Being a customer of a consumer service Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Consumers’ personal responsibility for their safety The service provider, such as the municipality that owns an indoor swimming pool or an adventure course entreprene...

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...

10.10.2023 | At summer cabins, Finns are afraid of accidents, injuries and surprise encounters with animals. A survey ordered by the Finnish home accident prevention network shows that the safety of a cabin visit can be improved easily by making sure the basics are in order: at the moment, one third of people do not use a life jacket while on a boat and only one in two have fire extinguishing equipment at their cabin.

10.1.2023 | The Accident Prevention Day campaign is here to remind you that you should also pay attention to staying safe during trips to the cabin in wintertime. Being prepared and having the right attitude can prevent many accidents. The Accident Prevention Day campaign takes place in January, culminating on Friday 13 January.

15.3.2024 | REPORT Disinfectants in primary production of food of animal origin Disinfectants in primary production of food of animal origin Contents 1 Introduction .................................................................................................