Permits and obligations, permits and notifications

Professional transport of goods using a vehicle or vehicle combination with a total mass of over 3.5 tonnes requires a goods transport licence.

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

Obstacle permit is required for setting up a facility, building, structure or sign that may constitute a hazard to air traffic.

Operating permits include placement permits, permits for working in the street area, as well as permission from the landowner to organise an event.

Apply for the authorisation if your company engages in regular transits or regular and financially significant import of goods from outside the EU.

Notification to the municipal environmental protection authority, in compliance with section 116 of the Environmental Protection Act

Food business operators shall give a written notification of new food premises to the control authority of the municipality in question.

In Lappeenranta, a landscape work permit is required for earthworks that permanently change the landscape.

All clinical investigations with medical devices under the MD Regulation must be notified to Fimea or be subject to an authorization request.

The import of agricultural products into the European Union often requires an import licence.