An operator must notify the municipal health protection authority of the supply and use of household water in the water supply zone.
When an operator only supplies household water, it means that they do not have their own water production or treatment. A typical example is a water cooperative that buys household water from elsewhere and supplies it to its partners.
Use of household water means ...
Submit a written notification to the municipal health protection authority.
In the regions of Rovaniemi, Ranua, Pello, Kolari or Ylitornio, the notification is submitted to Rovakaari environmental health care.
For more information, contact the customer service telephone for environmental health care, send an email to terveystarkastaja@rovaniemi.fi, or visit the environmental health care office.
If the operator is established in another EEA state and provides services in Finland on a temporary basis, they are required to have the same notifications as the traders established in Finland.
The notification must be made if you take water for the needs of at least 50 people or at least 10 cubic metres per day.
The notification must be submitted no later than 30 days before the operations are started.
The notification is valid for an indefinite term.