Notification of noise and vibration
- Permit or other obligation
- 4 municipalities
- Public service
The operator shall submit a written notification to the municipal environmental protection authority of temporary activities that cause noise and vibration if the noise or vibration is expected to be particularly disturbing. The notification must be submitted to the West Coast Environmental Unit no later than 30 days before the activities start.
Do the following
The noise and vibration notification must be submitted no later than 30 days prior to the start of operations. The municipality will consider the notification and issue the necessary orders, which you must comply with.
You can report numerous events with a single noise and vibration notification.
To whom and on what terms
A notification is not required for activities for which an environmental permit has been applied.
Private persons are not required to submit environmental notifications for activities connected with their own daily life.
If a trader has established their business in another country within the European Economic Area and intends to provide their services temporarily in Finland, the trader is subject to the same obligations as all other traders established in Finland.
Background information
Every actor whose operations cause especially disruptive noise or vibration must submit an advance notification to the municipal environmental authority. Especially disruptive noise and vibrations may be caused by construction, outdoor concerts, auto sport competitions, mining, rock crushing and pile-driving. A noise and vibration notification is required e.g.for large public events and construction projects.
The party causing the disruption must also provide advance notification of the noise or vibration to everyone in the affected area including residents, day care centres, schools and care facilities etc.
If the operations, which result in noise or vibration, cause disruptions in more than one municipality, a noise and vibration notification must be submitted to the ELY Centre.