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Permit for construction in a road protection zone

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide except the Åland Islands
  • Public service

If a privately-owned property lies within a protection zone or a visibility zone of a road, the landowner should be aware of the limitations and obligations concerning building on those areas.

Also, when there is a plan to repair a building situated on a protection zone or a visibility zone, an opinion must be requested from the local Economic Development Centre before the licensing authority p ...

Do the following

Use the e-service primarily.

Signing into the service requires strong authentication. You will need either a bank ID, a mobile certificate or a certificate card.

If you cannot use the e-service, you can use printable forms. Irrespective of the location, submit the application form to the registry of the Economic Development Centre of Inner Finland (P.O. BOX 40, FI-00072 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTRE, FINLAND) When using this application method, a separate processing fee is charged in addition to the actual permit fee.

Fill in the application form carefully.

Before applying for a permit, you must also obtain the following attachments:

  • a copy of the road maintenance authority’s (local Economic Development Centre’s) consultation of the owner of the neighbouring property
  • a certificate of the permission to build (an urban area development land, a planning decision or other evidence)
  • site layout showing the location of the buildings/constructions on the site and their distance from the centre line of the road
  • map indicating the location of the site in relation to the road

If you supplement the application later, email the supplementary information to suoja-aluerakentaminen(at)elinvoimakeskus.fi. Enter the application’s service ID number, file number or the name, municipality and road number of the permit applicant in the subject field of the email.

An incomplete application or missing appendices will slow down the processing of the application.

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Deadline

Work may not be started before a positive decision. More detailed conditions are specified in the permit decision.

The service is provided by

Economic Development Centre

Other responsible organisations

Economic Development Centre of Southeast Finland, Economic Development Centre of Northern Finland, Economic Development Centre of Inland Finland, Economic Development Centre of South Ostrobothnia, Economic Development Centre of Lapland, Economic Development Centre of Southwest Finland, Economic Development Centre of Ostrobothnia, Economic Development Centre of Eastern Finland, Economic Development Centre of Central Finland, Economic Development Centre of Uusimaa

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Economic Development Centre
Text edited by: Economic Development Centre
Updated: 2/10/2026