Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Product Contact Points provide information for free on the product regulations applied nationally in the different EEA member states.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Advance approval under the Biocidal Products Regulation or national approval of biocidal products for transitional period and test notification
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
In Finland, a plant protection product may only be released or used if it has been authorised as a plant protection product.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Chemical information service for chemical importers and manufacturers.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Notify Tukes of electrical installations with high voltage parts or connection capacity of over 1600 kVA (electrical installation categories 2 and 3).
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Take the qualification examinations of operation supervisor and responsible persons electronically, regardless of time and place.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
The exploration permit holder may examine structures and composition of geological formations on their and another’s land (exploration area)
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Panning for gold in state-owned land must be authorised by the mining authority.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
A permit shall be applied for a new production plant for large-scale industrial use, processing and storage of LPG.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Tukes issues permits for production plants that extensively handle and store dangerous chemicals.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Installation and maintenance of natural gas, LPG and oil heating equipment and inspection of underground oil tanks allowed only by approved companies.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Notification of installation companies of fire detection equipment and fire extinguishing equipment and of portable fire extinguisher companies.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Apart for smaller uses, the construction of natural gas and biogas pipework and the storage of natural gas and biogas require a licence from Tukes.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Notification of an accident at a lift.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
A permit is required to commence mining activities.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Notify Tukes about the repair and maintenance of electrical installations, appliances and lifts, as well as the building of installations and lifts.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Tukes approves organisers of plant protection training and qualifications. People with a plant protection qualification must be reported to Tukes.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
The operator must notify of operations and ensure that the company has a responsible person and fitters who meet the qualification requirements.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
The possessor of the electrical installation must appoint an operation manager for the installation.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
In addition to sufficient expert knowledge, certain operation supervisors of boiler plants must have a certificate of competence.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Operators with a qualification/special qualification in pest control or who carry out professional pest control will submit a notification to Tukes
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Refrigeration qualifications are required for the installation, maintenance, servicing, repair, decommissioning, leak checks and recovery of devices.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Upon application, Tukes may grant a certificate of qualification for persons who have completed the degree and meet the qualification requirements.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
The supervisor of electrical works and the operation manager must have a certificate of qualification that authorises them to perform these duties.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Lift work supervisors must hold a certificate of lift work competence. A qualification assessment body assesses the skills and issues the certificate.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Registering the pressure equipment and assigning an operation supervisor
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
In Finland, serious undesirable effects of cosmetic products are reported to Tukes, which passes the information to other authorities in EU countries.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
Articles of precious metals available and meant to be sold on the Finnish market must contain responsibility and fineness marks issued by Tukes.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
A permit must be applied for a facility that stores explosives permanently or temporarily.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
A company manufacturing or importing hazardous chemicals shall submit information on the chemical to the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes).
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
A transfer of explosives document is required for transferring explosives in Finland.
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes)
When explosives are transferred to or from Finland in the EEA, or if the transfer occurs through Finland, a transfer document from Tukes is required.