Demolition Permit and Notification

Describe in the permit application, in detail, how the demolition work will be organised and the building waste managed and whether usable components and parts can still be reused. Submit the permit application to the municipal building supervisory authority.

Applying for a demolition permit

• Apply for a demolition permit in the Urban Environment e-service.
• Attach the required attachments to the demolition permit application.

Submitting a demolition notification

• Submit a demolition notification in the Urban Environment e-service.
• Attach the required attachments to the demolition notification.

For advice and more detailed instructions on demolition, contact the Building Supervision Customer Service of the City of Turku.

No permit is required if it is stated in a valid building permit or another decision issued by the authorities that the building must be demolished. Neither is a permit required for the demolition of an outbuilding or any other minor building, unless the building can be considered to be historically or architecturally important.

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

You usually need a demolition permit if the building to be demolished is located

• in a local detailed plan area
• in an area where a building ban is in force due to the preparation of a local detailed plan
• in a local master plan area, if so provided in the master plan

You do not need a demolition permit if the demolition is required by

• a street plan in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act or
• a road plan in accordance with the Act on Public Roads

You can find the local detailed plans and local master plans valid in the City of Turku in the Turku region map service.

In an area covered by a local detailed plan, a building or its part may not be demolished without a permit. The demolition permit is also required for buildings outside an area covered by a local detailed plan if a building prohibition is in force or if it is so stated in the local master plan.

Even if no permit is required for the demolition, the municipal building supervisory authority must be notified of the demolition 30 days before the start of the work. Within this period, the building supervisory authority may, for justified reasons, require an application for a demolition permit.