Permits and obligations, permits and notifications

Instead of applying for an environmental permit, you can submit a general notification under the Environmental Protection Act.

You usually need a permit for extracting land resources for other than domestic use, in accordance with the Land Extraction Act.

Certain reindeer farms are subject to legal restrictions and the transfer of these farms is subject to authorisation.

Apply for the approval of food premises to establishment when setting up/changing an establishment for the handling/storage of food of animal origin.

Contact the environmental inspector or environmental service manager for the service.

Permits for using or renting streets and green areas for exceptional purposes must be applied for from the municipality.

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

Passenger cars and vans must always be submitted to an official take-back point for scrapping in order to be permanently deleted from the register.

A building permit or other official approval is required for nearly all construction work.

Television broadcasting in an antenna network and radio broadcasting that last over three months require a programming license.