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Campsite notification

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When establishing a campsite, the municipal authority of the area in question must be notified.

Submit a campsite notification to the department of environmental services of Oulu region, when setting up the campsite.

In the Outdoor Recreation Act, a campsite refers to an area where temporary and usually leisure accommodation is provided in camping cottages, tents, or caravans. The campsite has a minimum of 25 camping cottages or places reserved for tents or caravans. However, an area with a ...

Do the following

Provide the local municipal building and environmental board with a written notification about establishing a campsite. Include the necessary information regarding yourself, the location of the campsite and nature and scope of operations in the notification.

Submit a notification to the department of environmental services of Oulu region, using the campsite notification form.

You can also ask for more information from the environmental health care telephone service, by visiting the Ympäristötalo (Environment Building) or by email at ymparisto[at]ouka.fi.

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To whom and on what terms

The keeper of the campsite must also notify, well in advance, about any substantive changes to their operations.

If the entrepreneur has established itself in another country in the European Economic Area and temporarily offers services in Finland, the same notifications are required as from entrepreneurs established in Finland.


Deadline

Campsite notification must be submitted at least three months before the start of operations.

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Environment Office of the Oulu Region

Other responsible organisations

City of Oulu

Responsible for the service

Environment Office of the Oulu Region
Text edited by: Environment Office of the Oulu Region
Updated: 6/3/2023