A facility that supplies household water must request approval for its operations from the local health protection authority, if the facility produces or processes water.
A wholesaler must also request approval for its operations from the local health protection authority. A wholesaler is considered an operator that sells water to a facility that supplies household water. Wholesale companies are ...
Apply for approval from the health protection authority responsible for municipal affairs.
It is a good idea to contact environmental health care before submitting the application. Submit a written application to the Rovakaari environmental health care, for planned activities in the area of Rovaniemi, Ranua, Pello, Ylitornio or Kolari, using the application form (see website). The forms show the information needed for the notification, the mandatory attachments.
Please note! The form contains an expired postal address, primarily use the email address. If the application or attachments are in paper form, submit them to environmental health care in two (2) copies.
A facility is not allowed to supply household water unless their operations have been approved. Likewise, a wholesaler is not allowed to start its operations before an approval.
A facility must also request an approval if they plan on expanding or modifying their water abstraction or treatment significantly. They must also request an approval if the quality or distribution of water changes significantly.
The facility must submit an application regarding a change in their operations no later than 30 days before the change. The facility must not change its operations until the application has been approved.
If the operator is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same approvals as the operators established in Finland.
An approval must be requested three months before the planned start of operations.
An application for a change must be submitted no later than 30 days before changes are made to the operations.
The approval application is processed within 3 months, and the change application is processed within 30 days of receipt of the application, or after the documents and reports required for processing the application have been received. An incomplete application and a request for additional information delay the processing of the application.
The approval is valid until further notice.