Registering activities in the environmental protection information system
- Permit or other obligation
- 7 municipalities
- Public service
Submit a registration notification for activities posing a risk of environmental pollution to the department of environmental services of Oulu region. You can submit a registration notification if your activity concerns an asphalt plant, a fuel station, a medium-sized energy production plant, a concrete station, a dry cleaner or other activities using organic solvents.
There are certain criteria ...
Do the following
Submit the registration notification primarily in the environmental protection e-service. You can also submit the notification and its appendices either by email or post.
If you need help with the notification, contact the environmental inspectors of Oulu region. The contact information of the environmental inspectors can be found on the environmental protection website.
To whom and on what terms
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.
The activity to be registered must comply with the requirements laid down in the sector-specific regulation.
Deadline
Submit the notification no later than 30 days before the start of operations in the case of a medium-sized energy production plant. Submit the notification no later than 60 days before the start of operations in the case of other activities to be registered.
Processing time
Depending on the sector, the municipal environmental protection authority registers the notification within 30 or 60 days of the arrival of the registration notification.
Background information
Operators undertaking activities that affect the environment have the obligation to register their activities in the environmental protection information system. The activity can begin when the municipal environmental authority has registered the activity, or a period of 30 or 60 days have passed since the notification was submitted.
The obligation to register also applies to dry cleaners and activities that use organic solvents, as well as to concrete batching plants and concrete product plants. At the time of registration, the authority ensures that the operator complies with the relevant environmental protection requirements.