Notification of noise and vibration
- Permit or other obligation
- Pirkkala
- Public service
Under the Environmental Protection Act, you must notify the supervisory authority of certain non-recurring activities that harm the environment.
Pirkkala’s environmental protection regulations list the activities and events for which you should submit a noise and vibration notification. In its decision the authority has issued on the basis of the notification, they can limit the volume of noise g ...
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.
Submit the notification using the environmental administration’s form and submit it to the municipal environmental protection authority.
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.
Deadline
You must submit the notification to the environmental protection authority no later than 30 days before starting the operation or taking action.
Period of validity
The notification is usually valid for the period applied for, but the decision may specify a different period of validity.
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.