Environmental responsibilities and obligations, services

You need a permit from Turku Environmental Protection for motorised watercraft competitions and practices.

Submit a notification of experimental activities to the department of environmental services of Oulu region.

A noise notification is required for large public events and construction projects, for instance.

Extraction of land resources requires a permit.

An environmental permit is required for activities that pose a risk of environmental pollution.

A permit under the Land Extraction Act is usually needed for extracting land resources for other than household use.

Helsinki Region Environmental Services Authority (HSY) organises the collection and transport of municipal waste in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area.

You must notify the competent permit authority of experimental activities no later than 30 days before the commencement of the activities.

You need a permit or notification to use waste in excavation.

Submit a notification of a manure heap to the city’s environmental protection authority.