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Kompetens, tjänstekvalitet och tillförlitliga resultat – dessa kan man försäkra sig om med ackreditering. Ackrediteringstjänsten FINAS ackrediterar, dvs. konstaterar kompetensen hos laboratorier, certifieringsorgan, kontrollorgan, arrangörer av jämförelseprovningar samt till exempel miljökontrollanter och kontrollanter av utsläppshandel.

24.7.2025 | There is a suspicion of a data breach on the FINAS.fi website of the Finnish Accreditation Service. Valtori, the government ICT centre, observed abnormal activities on the server and notified the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Tukes of the breach on 22 July.

Competence, quality of service and reliability of results – you can ensure these things with accreditation. The FINAS accreditation service accredits laboratories, certification organisations, inspection bodies, providers of proficiency testing and for example environmental and greenhouse gas verifiers.

Katriina Luoma, M.A. (Food Science), has been appointed Director of FINAS. She will start in the position on 1 March 2023.

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...

Lifts are subject to various inspections in the course of their lifespan. A new lift is inspected during commissioning. After this, periodic inspections are carried out and lifts are also inspected following alteration works.

Electrical safety – LVD Electrical equipment must be safe when properly installed, used and maintained. Electrical safety issues are regulated with the Electrical Safety Act and the Low Voltage Directive (LVD). The purpose of the LVD is to ensure ...

21.12.2018 | Kompetensbedömning och särskilt ordet ackreditering är så gott som okända för många. Vad är det frågan om?

The lift must be in compliance with the requirements set for lifts, and lift maintenance, repair, service and alteration works may only be carried out by a company with the right to perform work on lifts.

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...

Tukes approves inspection bodies for the inspection of equipment and installations as well as the certifi-cation of persons in various fields.

Personal data registers Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Supervision of products, services, institutions and equipment Tukes maintains registers on subjects of supervision falling within its remit, such as product importers, consumer serv...

Detailed verification instructions The regulations on verification do not regulate the method of verification of the measuring system in detail. The purpose of accrediting the operation of inspection bodies is to demonstrate the competence of the ...

The history of Tukes Finland has a long history of technical safety and reliability inspection and supervision. For example, the official supervision of gold dates back to the 16th century, and the regulation of pressure vessel safety to the 19th ...

Organisation Tukes has five units : Chemicals, Industry, Products, FINAS, and Information and Development. Approximately 250 Tukes employees work at our offices in Helsinki, Tampere and Rovaniemi. Tukes operates under the guidance of several minis...

News and press releases Please enter one or more search word Select topic All Articles of precious metals Biocides Chemicals: CLP, REACH, detergents, POP, VOC Construction products Consumer products Cosmetics Electrical installations and electrica...

Contact details Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Tukes specialists You can write to us in our Feedback and Questions -service: Feedback and Questions If you wish to handle your matter by phone, you can contact Tukes’ switchboard. Telephon...

Contact details Table of Contents Table of Contents Close Tukes specialists You can write to us in our Feedback and Questions -service: Feedback and Questions If you wish to handle your matter by phone, you can contact Tukes’ switchboard. Telephon...

About tukes.fi website Tukes.fi is the website of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). The website is a key communications channel for Tukes, and its aim is to provide the customers with guidance and instructions on matters related to ...

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