Environmental permit and other obligations, services

For activities that have only minor environmental impacts, a general notification can be submitted, in line with the Environmental Protection Act.

The operator must notify the municipal environmental protection authority of a measure causing temporary noise or vibration.

If you are organising a motor vehicle event on terrain, you must apply for a permit for the event from Turku Environmental Protection.

An advance notification to the city’s environment authority is required for a manure heap (storage of manure in a hole in the ground).

A company or operator doing experimental activities is obliged to notify the municipality at the latest 30 days before the activity’s commencement.

Those collecting waste on a professional basis must report their operation to the municipal authorities for entry in the waste management register.

Register activities that have environmental protection requirements by a government decree in the environmental protection information system.

To race and practise with a motor-driven watercraft, a permit is generally required from the municipal environmental protection authority.

Actions or operations that may cause environmental pollution or the risk of it require a permit.

The harbour operator must draw up a waste management plan for organising waste management for ship waste.