Environmental permit
- Permit or other obligation
- Turku
- Public service
You need an environmental permit from Turku Environmental Protection for activities that pose a risk of environmental pollution. Activities that require a permit include various industrial activities, energy production and the treatment of aggregates and waste. An environmental permit is also required if the activities can cause unreasonable stress to nearby residents.
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Do the following
Apply for an environmental permit from your municipality’s environmental protection authorities or the Finnish Supervisory Agency. In ambiguous situations, the authorities will advise you on which authority you must send the application to.
- Complete the permit application for the activity. You can find the permit applications on the Environmental permits and notifications page.
- Submit the completed permit application to Environmental Protection by email at ymparistonsuojelu@turku.fi. You can also bring the form to the Urban Environment Customer Service as a customers of environmental protection.
If you are unsure whether you need a permit for the activities, you can contact Turku Environmental Protection or the ELY Centre for Southwest Finland.
To whom and on what terms
An environmental permit will not be required for activities of short duration (where the purpose is to test new technology or to carry out other similar tasks).
A notification procedure, which is simpler than the permit procedure, is applied to a number of activities referred to in the Environmental Protection Act.
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.
A prerequisite for granting the permit is that the activities must not cause health hazards or significant pollution of the environment or a risk thereof.
Background information
Under the Environmental Protection Act, an environmental permit will be required for activities that involve the risk of environmental pollution. A permit is required if the activities can pollute land areas, streams, springs, rills or other waterways.
An environmental permit must also be obtained for water management projects that may cause environmental pollution but that do not require a permit under the Water Act. You are required to apply for an environmental permit if you expand your operations, begin to produce emissions or intend to make any other significant changes to your operations.
An environmental permit is required for such activities as forestry, metal and chemical industries, energy production, animal shelters, professional waste management, waste management in plants mining, fur farming, fish farming and port and airport operations. You must also apply for an environmental permit if the activities can cause unreasonable stress to nearby residents.
If other environment-related permits are required for the applicant’s project in addition to the environmental permit, the applicant may request coordination of the permit procedures from the permit authority. The processing stages of the different permit procedures will then be synchronised. Coordination will ensure that the timing of the different phases of the permit procedures will be harmonised.