The operator of the pleasure boat harbour must draw up a waste management plan for their operations. The waste management plan of the pleasure boat harbour must be submitted for approval to the municipal environmental protection authority that records the approved plan in the environmental protection information system. Harbours with at least 50 boats or at least 50 winter docks for pleasure boats ...
Submit a notification of the pleasure boat harbour using the Finnish Environment Institute’s form. The notification must contain a waste management plan.
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.
Submit the notification well in advance before commencing the harbour operations.
In principle, the notification is valid until further notice.
If a pleasure boat harbour does not need an environmental permit, the municipal environmental authority must be notified of it.
An environmental permit is mainly required for harbours and loading or unloading docks intended for merchant shipping and suitable for vessels with a deadweight of more than 1,350 tonnes.