Registering activities in the environmental protection information system
- Permit or other obligation
- Kangasala
- Public service
The activities to be registered, under the Environmental Protection Act, are energy production plants with a fuel efficiency of less than 50 MW, liquid fuel distribution stations, asphalt stations, dry cleaners and activities using organic solvents, as well as fixed concrete batchers and concrete product factories.
Do the following
Submit a registration notification through the electronic Lupapiste.fi service. Log in to the service using your online banking codes.
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.
Certain operators whose activities affect the environment, are obliged to register their activities, in the environmental protection information system.
Deadline
The registration notification must be submitted to the municipal environmental protection authority, no later than 30 days before the start of the operations, in the case of an energy production plant with a fuel efficiency of less than 50 MW (medium energy generation plant), or 60 days before the start of the operations, in the case of other activities to be registered.
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.