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Public event emergency plan

  • Permit or other obligation
  • 10 municipalities
  • Public service

The organiser of the event must draw up an emergency plan for public events and other events in which a significant risk to persons or fire safety risk is present due to the large number of people involved or for some other special reason.

An emergency plan must be drawn up for an event when:

  • it is estimated that at least 200 people will be present at the same time,
  • open flames, fireworks or ...

Do the following

The plan must

  • examine and assess the hazards and risks of the event
  • define the security arrangements for the event
  • provide instructions on how to prevent accidents and how to act in case of accidents and incidents.
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To whom and on what terms

If a trader who is established in another country belonging to the European Economic Area provides services on a temporary basis in Finland, they are required to apply for the same permits for their activities as traders established in Finland.

Template for a public event emergency plan, in Finnish:

https://www.pelastuslaitokset.fi/julkaisu/pelastussuunnitelmapohja


Deadline

The rescue plan for the public event must be submitted to the rescue authority no later than 14 days before the start of the event.

The service is provided by

Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County

Responsible for the service

Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Text edited by: Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County
Updated: 5/3/2025