Permits and obligations, permits and notifications

The sale of nicotine replacement therapy products elsewhere than in pharmacies requires a retail licence.

Export certificates for foodstuffs and other products of animal and plant origin.

A company pays no duties or taxes for goods under warehousing procedures and they can wait for the permits and licences required for the importation.

Manufacturer, importer or supplier of food contact materials must report their place of business and the contact material operations performed there.

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

A building permit is required for the construction of residential buildings as well as for other construction that exceeds certain threshold values.

Land extraction, meaning the removal of stone, gravel, sand, clay or earth, is subject to a permit.

The police must be notified of rock blasting work before starting the work.

You must report experimental activities no later than 30 days before the commencement of the activities.

When a company uses state-owned lands in its business activities, it usually has to sign an agreement on cooperation with Metsähallitus.