suomi.fi
Go directly to contents.
Responsible for the service City of Kotka

Permit in accordance with the Water Traffic Act

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 2 municipalities
  • Public service

Apply for a permit from the City of Kotka Environmental Protection Service Unit for a competition or practice for motorboats or other motorised watercraft. If the event covers several municipalities, the permit application will be processed by the ELY centre.

A map of the competition or practice area, written permission from the partners in a jointly owned water area, an account of the safety fa ...

Do the following

Attach a map of the area covered by the activity, written permission from the partners in a jointly owned water area, an account of the safety factors and a plan for tidying up the area or other repairs after the event to the permit application.

To whom and on what terms

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.


Processing time

The processing time is 3 months.

Background information

You must apply for a permit from the municipal environmental authority for a competition or practising carried out with motorboats or other motorised watercraft. If the event covers several municipalities, the permit application will be processed by the ELY centre. You must apply for a permit if the event is recurring or will be organised regularly. A permit must also be applied for an individual event if it can be expected to cause considerable disruption to nature, the environment, residents, public recreational use of the area and fishing.

A permit as provided in the Act on Waterborne Traffic is not required if the area already has an environmental permit or if the local plan specifies that this sort of activity is the primary purpose of the area.

The service is provided by

City of Kotka

Responsible for the service

City of Kotka
Text edited by: City of Kotka
Updated: 30/12/2022