Permits and obligations, permits and notifications

Submit a notification of professional waste collection activities to Turku Environmental Protection.

A permit is required for extracting land resources (stone, gravel, sand, clay, earth) for purposes other than domestic use.

Operators whose activities affect the environment, are obliged to register their activities, in the environmental protection information system.

Confirming terms of the transmission and connection service of electricity and natural gas network operators and principles for charges for connection

A permit granted by the Economic Development Centre is required for work carried out in road areas.

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) monitors activities that expose to natural radiation, such as radon in workplaces.

A permit must be obtained from the Regional State Administrative Agency for operating a zoo, a permanent or travelling animal exhibition or a circus.

A notification of food-related activities must be made to the municipality's food inspection authority.

A notification must be made of professional operation in the food industry.

Report the experimental activities to the Kotka Environmental Protection Service Unit.