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This is a part and chapter heading for the first part and the chapter on general provisions about mineral exploration and exploitation.

This part is the heading for the chapter on general rules about mineral exploration and exploitation.

This is the preamble/part heading for the Act on mineral exploration and exploitation.

Osa koskee kaivosmineraalien etsintää ja hyödyntämistä; tämä on yleisten säännösten aloitusosa.

This provision states the law’s purpose: to promote mining and exploration, arrange the land use they require, and ensure the activity is sustainable and safe while protecting affected interests.

This section states the law’s purpose: to promote mining and exploration while protecting interests, safety, environmental values, and the rights of Sámi people and the Skolt community.

This section states the purpose of the law: to promote mining and arrange the land use and mineral exploration it requires in a socially, economically, and ecologically sustainable way.

This section states the law’s purpose: to promote sustainable mineral exploration and mining, arrange the land use they require, and protect public and private interests.

This section sets the scope of the law and defines the mineral substances it covers.

This section sets the law’s scope: it applies to exploration and exploitation of mineral deposits, gold panning on state-owned land, related termination activities, and mining delivery. It also defines the minerals covered.

Tämä pykälä kertoo, mitä tämä laki koskee, ja määrittelee kaivosmineraalit.

This section says what activities and minerals the law covers.

When this law is applied, several other laws also apply to permit and other matters handled under it.

When deciding a permit or other matter under this Act, other listed laws also apply.

Tätä lakia sovellettaessa otetaan huomioon myös luetellut muut lait, erityisesti lupa- ja muissa tämän lain mukaisissa asioissa.

This section says that permit decisions and other actions under this Act are also governed by the listed other laws and by other laws generally.

The ministry has overall responsibility for steering, monitoring, and developing the activity under the law, and the mining authority supervises compliance and carries out other statutory tasks.

This section assigns general supervision and development of the law’s activity to the Ministry of Employment and the Economy, names Tukes as the mining authority, and requires the mining authority to supervise compliance and handle other tasks set by the law.

The Ministry of Employment and the Economy has general oversight, monitoring, and development responsibility for activities under this law, and Tukes acts as the mining authority.

When acting under this law, the decision-maker must also follow several listed Finnish statutes.

This section defines several mining-related terms and says that, for this law, certain rules about property also apply to specified land interests. It also says that for state-owned property, the authority responsible for managing the area exercises the owner’s authority.

This section defines key terms used in the law and says that, for state-owned real estate, the authority or institution managing the area exercises the owner’s voice.

This section defines key terms used in the Act and says that, for state-owned real property, the authority or institution responsible for the area exercises the owner's authority.

When deciding permit matters or otherwise acting under this law, other listed laws also apply.

This provision sets general principles for activities covered by the law: there should be sufficient expertise, enough information about impacts, safety must be managed, harm should be prevented or reduced as far as possible, and damages should be compensated.

The law states general principles for the activities covered by it, including having sufficient expertise and conditions, understanding impacts, taking safety measures, preventing harm where possible, and compensating harm and damage.

Tässä laissa tarkoitetussa toiminnassa edellytetään riittävää asiantuntemusta, riittävää tietoa vaikutuksista, turvallisuuden huolellista varmistamista, vahinkojen ehkäisyä, haitallisten toimintojen korvaamista vähemmän haitallisilla, varautumista häiriöihin ja vaaratilanteisiin sekä aiheutuneiden haittojen ja vahinkojen korvaamista.

The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment provides overall guidance, monitoring, and development for activities under this Act. The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency acts as the mining authority, and the mining authority supervises compliance with the Act and handles other tasks set by it.

Anyone may carry out prospecting-related geological measurements, observations, and small sampling on another’s area if it causes no damage or more than minor harm or disturbance; surface prospecting is otherwise prohibited in listed locations unless consent is obtained.

Anyone may do exploration work to find mineral resources if it does not cause damage or more than minor harm or disturbance, but surface exploration is banned in listed areas unless the competent authority, institution, or right holder consents.

Everyone may do limited geological exploration on another person's area to find mineral resources, if it does not cause damage or more than minor harm or disturbance. Surface exploration is banned in listed sensitive areas, unless the competent authority, institution, or the right holder consents where the text allows it.

This section defines mining-related terms and says that for state-owned property, the owner’s power of representation is exercised by the authority or institution responsible for administering the area.

The person responsible for exploration work must give a written notice to the landowner and possessor before sampling starts.

Etsintätyöstä vastaavan on ennen näytteenoton aloittamista tehtävä kirjallinen ilmoitus kiinteistön omistajalle ja haltijalle sekä liitettävä siihen vaaditut tiedot ja suunnitelma.

Etsintätyöstä vastaavan on tehtävä kirjallinen ilmoitus ennen 7 §:n mukaista näytteenottoa ja sisällytettävä siihen tietyt tiedot.

This provision sets general principles for activities covered by the Act: sufficient expertise and conditions, clear understanding of effects, safety measures, damage prevention, preparedness for disruptions, use of recoverable minerals, environmental harm avoidance, compensation for harm, and proper mineral management.

Mineral exploration generally requires a mining authority permit, and in some cases consent is also required.

Mineral exploration needs a mining authority permit in the situations listed here, and additional consent is required for certain transport and public-use areas.

Mineral exploration generally requires a permit from the mining authority, and consent is also needed in certain locations.

Everyone may do limited geological exploration for mineral resources, but not on the ground surface in listed sensitive areas unless consent is obtained.

A mineral exploration permit lets the permit holder explore the area and set up temporary structures or equipment needed for exploration, but it does not allow mining the deposit. The landowner’s right to use or control the land remains, unless the earlier paragraphs say otherwise.

A mineral exploration permit lets the permit holder inspect geological formations, carry out related exploration, and build or move temporary structures and equipment needed for the work, but it does not allow exploitation of the deposit.

Malminetsintäluvan haltija may explore the permit area, do related preparatory mining research, and build or move temporary structures and equipment needed for the research, subject to the permit’s detailed terms.

The person responsible for exploration must give written notice before sampling starts, and the notice must include specified contact, area, and plan details.

The exploration permit holder must limit exploration and other use of the exploration area to what is necessary for the investigation work, and must plan measures so they do not cause avoidable harm to public or private interests.

A mineral exploration permit holder must keep exploration and use of the area limited to what is necessary for the research work, and must avoid avoidable harm to public or private interests.

The mineral exploration permit holder must limit exploration and other use of the exploration area to what is necessary for the work, plan measures to avoid reasonably avoidable harm to public or private interests, and not cause specified harms.

Mineral exploration generally requires a mining authority permit, and some exploration also needs consent from the competent authority, institution, or right holder.

The exploration permit holder must give written advance notice of certain field work and temporary structures to landowners and other rights holders, and in some areas to specified local bodies and public-interest authorities.

The mining permit holder must give prior written notice of certain ground works and temporary structures to landowners and other rights holders, and in certain areas also to specific local bodies and authorities.

The mineral exploration permit holder must give advance written notice of certain site works and temporary structures to landowners and other rights holders, and in some areas to specific authorities or bodies.

A mineral exploration permit gives the holder rights to explore and carry out related preparatory work on the permitted area, but it does not allow exploiting the deposit.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan on ehkäistävä maa- ja kiviainesjätteen syntyä, vähennettävä sen haitallisuutta ja huolehdittava jätteen hyödyntämisestä tai käsittelystä.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan on ehkäistävä ja vähennettävä maa- ja kiviainesjätettä sekä laadittava jätehuoltosuunnitelma, ellei sitä jo vaadita ympäristönsuojelulain nojalla.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan must prevent and reduce mining waste and use or process it; the holder must also prepare a waste management plan unless one is already required under environmental protection law.

A mineral exploration permit holder must limit exploration and site use to what is necessary for the investigation work, and must avoid avoidable harm and listed adverse impacts.

The holder of an exploration permit must submit an annual report to the mining authority on the research work carried out and its results.

The holder of a mineral exploration permit must submit an annual report to the mining authority about the exploration work done and its results.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan on toimitettava kaivosviranomaiselle vuosittain selvitys tehdyistä tutkimustöistä ja niiden tuloksista.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan on annettava etukäteinen kirjallinen ilmoitus maastotöistä ja väliaikaisista rakennelmista tietyille maanomistajille ja oikeudenhaltijoille sekä joillakin alueilla myös nimetyille toimijoille ja viranomaisille.

When an exploration permit ends or is revoked, the permit holder must restore the area, remove temporary structures and equipment, and provide certain exploration materials to the mining authority within six months.

When an exploration permit ends or is revoked, the permit holder must restore the exploration area, remove temporary structures and equipment, and submit certain exploration materials and cores within six months. A written notice must also be sent after the site work is completed.

When an exploration permit expires or is revoked, the permit holder must restore the exploration area, remove temporary structures and equipment, and submit specified materials to the mining authority within six months. The holder must also send written notices to listed recipients after the cleanup work is finished.

Malminetsintäluvan haltijan on huolehdittava maa- ja kiviainesjätteen ehkäisemisestä, haittojen vähentämisestä ja jätteen hyödyntämisestä tai käsittelystä, and must prepare a waste management plan unless another plan is required under environmental protection law.

A permit (kaivoslupa) is required to establish a mine and carry out mining activities.

A permit (mining permit) is required to establish a mine and to carry out mining operations.

A permit is required to establish a mine and to carry on mining.

The holder of an exploration permit must submit an annual report to the mining authority and hold an annual public event explaining the work and its impacts.

A mining permit gives the right to use certain minerals and other listed materials found in the mining area, and it also allows mineral exploration in the mining area as provided elsewhere and as stated in the permit.

Mining permits entitle the permit to use certain minerals and materials in the mining area, and also to carry out mineral exploration there.

Kaivosluvan haltija saa hyödyntää kaivosalueella tavatut kaivosmineraalit ja tietyt kaivostoiminnan sivutuotteet sekä tehdä malminetsintää kaivosalueella.

When an exploration permit ends or is revoked, the permit holder must restore the exploration area, remove temporary structures and equipment, submit exploration documents and core samples within six months, and notify the mining authority and other specified parties.

A mining permit holder must prevent harm, waste, and interference with future mining use, and must report annually to the mining authority.

The mining license holder must operate so mining does not harm health or safety, cause significant public or private harm, waste mineral resources, or jeopardize future use of the mine or deposit. The holder must also submit an annual report to the mining authority and notify it if mineral-reserve information changes materially.

The mining licence holder must prevent harm from mining and must submit an annual report to the mining authority, and notify material changes in mineral reserve information.

A mining permit is required to establish a mine and to conduct mining activity.

Mine areas must be contiguous, appropriately sized and shaped, and planned so they do not cause avoidable harm; auxiliary areas may be designated only when necessary and adjacent to the mine area.

Mine areas must be contiguous, sized and shaped to meet safety and mining requirements, and not larger than necessary. Their location must also be planned to avoid reasonably avoidable harm to public or private interests.

Mine areas must be contiguous, appropriately sized and shaped, and planned so they do not cause avoidable harm. An auxiliary mine area may be designated next to the mine for needed infrastructure and transport routes.

A mining permit authorizes use of certain minerals and materials in the mining area, and it also allows exploration there as specified in section 11 and in the permit.

Valtioneuvosto may grant a right to use land owned by another person as a mining area.

The Government may grant permission to use another person’s land as a mining area.

Valtioneuvosto may grant permission to use another person's area as a mining area.

The mining permit holder must manage mining so it does not harm health, safety, interests, mineral resources, future use, or the environment, and must report and consult annually.

A mining area and its auxiliary area may be used only for the purpose for which the use right or other right was granted.

Kaivosaluetta ja kaivoksen apualuetta saa käyttää vain siihen tarkoitukseen, jota varten käyttö- tai muu oikeus on myönnetty.

Kaivosaluetta ja kaivoksen apualuetta saa käyttää vain siihen tarkoitukseen, johon käyttö- tai muu oikeus on myönnetty.

Mining areas must be continuous and sized and shaped to meet safety, siting, and mining-technology requirements; they may not be larger than necessary. A nearby auxiliary area may be designated if needed for roads, transport equipment, utilities, drainage, water treatment, or a transport tunnel. The location must be planned to avoid reasonably avoidable harm to public or private interests.

Gold panning on state-owned land requires a permit from the mining authority.

Gold washing on state-owned land requires a permit from the mining authority.

Gold washing on state-owned land requires a mining authority permit.

The Government may grant permission to use land owned by someone else as a mining area.

The gold-washing permit gives its holder exclusive rights on the permitted area to search for, map, and extract gold, and to recover platinum nuggets and precious stones found as byproducts. The permit does not limit the landowner’s use of the area unless paragraph 1 says otherwise. The area must be contiguous and no larger than seven hectares.

The gold panning permit gives its holder exclusive rights in the permit area to search, map, recover, and use gold, and to recover platinum nuggets and precious stones found as by-products of panning. The area must be contiguous and no larger than seven hectares.

Gold panning permit holders have the exclusive right to search for, map, and recover gold, and to recover platinum nuggets and precious stones found as by-products in the permit area.

Mining areas and auxiliary areas may be used only for the purpose for which the use right or other right was granted.

Gold panning must be limited to what is necessary, the area must be kept safe and environmentally acceptable, and the activity must not harm nearby land uses or protected buildings.

Kullanhuuhtojan on rajoitettava toimintaa tarpeellisiin toimiin, vältettävä haitat ja vahingot sekä pidettävä alue turvallisessa kunnossa ilman haitallisia ympäristövaikutuksia.

Kullanhuuhtojan must limit gold washing to what is necessary, avoid specified harm from use of the gold washing area, and keep the area in condition that meets safety requirements and does not cause harmful environmental effects.

Gold panning on state-owned land requires a mining authority permit.

Kullanhuuhtojan on ehkäistävä maa- ja kiviainesjätteen syntyä, vähennettävä sen haitallisuutta ja huolehdittava jätteen hyödyntämisestä tai käsittelystä.

Kullanhuuhtojan on huolehdittava maa- ja kiviainesjätteen ehkäisystä, haittojen vähentämisestä ja hyödyntämisestä tai käsittelystä, sekä laadittava näistä toimenpiteistä kaivannaisjätteen jätehuoltosuunnitelma.

A gold washer must prevent, reduce, and handle rock and soil waste, and must prepare a waste management plan for the measures.

The gold washing permit gives its holder exclusive rights in the permit area to search, map, take, and use gold, and to recover platinum nuggets and precious stones found as by-products.

Rakentaminen kullanhuuhdonta-alueella on lähtökohtaisesti kielletty, mutta kullanhuuhtoja voi rakentaa pienen, kevyen ja helposti siirrettävän rakennuksen tai rakennelman, jos se on välttämätön tilapäiseen oleskeluun ja tarvikkeiden säilyttämiseen eikä hallinnasta vastaava viranomainen tai laitos vastusta sitä perustellusta syystä.

Construction on a gold panning area is prohibited, with a narrow exception for necessary, small, lightweight, movable buildings or structures used for temporary stay and storage if no justified objection is made.

Building on a gold panning area is generally prohibited, but a gold panner may build a small, lightweight, movable structure if it is necessary for temporary stay and storing supplies and the managing authority does not object for a justified reason.

Gold panning must be limited to what is necessary, and the panning area must be kept safe and free of harmful environmental effects.

A gold washer must give written advance notice of earthworks that may cause damage or harm, and in certain areas must also notify specified Sámi and reindeer-herding bodies.

Gold washers must give written advance notice of earthworks that may cause damage or harm, and in certain areas must also notify specific indigenous bodies.

Gold panners must give written advance notice of land works that may cause damage or harm, and in certain areas must also notify specified Sámi and reindeer-herding bodies.

Kullanhuuhtoja must prevent, reduce, and handle earth and stone waste, and prepare a waste management plan for the measures.

Kullanhuuhtoja must send the mining authority an annual report on the amount of gold and loose soil recovered, construction in the gold panning area, and other use of the area.

Gold panners must file an annual report to the mining authority.

The gold panner must submit an annual report to the mining authority.

Kullanhuuhtoja may build a small, lightweight, movable structure on a gold panning area only if it is necessary for temporary stay and storage, and the managing authority does not object for a justified reason.

If a gold panning permit expires or is revoked, the gold panner must restore the site, remove structures and equipment, clean it up, and file a written notice to the mining authority and the site-management authority or institution.

If a gold panning permit has expired or been revoked, the gold panner must immediately restore the area, remove structures and equipment, and clean it up. A written notice must then be sent to the mining authority and the authority or body responsible for managing the area, no later than one year after the permit ends.

When a gold panning permit ends or is revoked, the gold panner must immediately restore the site, remove structures and equipment, and submit a written notice to the mining authority and the site manager. The notice must be filed within one year at the latest.

A gold panner must give written advance notice of earthworks that could cause damage or harm, and in certain areas must also notify the specified local bodies.

The mining authority must arrange a final inspection after the required notice, unless it is clearly unnecessary.

After the required notice, the mining authority must arrange a final inspection unless it is obviously unnecessary.

Kaivosviranomaisen on järjestettävä lopputarkastus ilmoituksen jälkeen, tiedotettava siitä tietyille tahoille, todettava työn suorittaminen ja laadittava tarkastuskertomus; viranomainen voi myös aloittaa tarkastuksen oma-aloitteisesti, jos ilmoitusvelvollisuutta ei ole noudatettu.

Kullanhuuhtoja must report yearly to the mining authority on extracted gold, treated overburden, construction in the gold-washing area, and other use of the area; the mining authority must also hold a yearly public session presenting specified information.

Certain natural persons, legal persons, and in some cases a state institution may apply for exploration, mining, and gold washing permits; a mining area expropriation permit may be applied for by a person seeking a mining permit for the same deposit.

Some persons and entities may apply for exploration, mining, and gold washing permits; a state institution may also apply for an exploration permit under this Act’s conditions.

Tietyt henkilöt ja toimijat saavat hakea malminetsintälupaa, kaivoslupaa ja kullanhuuhdontalupaa, ja kaivosaluelunastuslupaa saa hakea vain kaivoslupaa kyseisen esiintymän hyödyntämistä varten hakeva.

If a gold panning permit has expired or been revoked, the gold panner must immediately restore the site, remove structures and equipment, and clean and rehabilitate the area. A written notice must then be filed with the mining authority and the authority or institution responsible for managing the area, no later than one year after expiry or revocation.

The first person to apply properly gets priority for the exploration, mining, or gold-washing permit; an exploration permit holder may also get priority for a mining permit in certain cases. An applicant may reserve an area by notifying the mining authority.

The first applicant following the required procedure gets priority for an exploration permit, mining permit, or gold panning permit. In some cases, an exploration permit holder has priority for a mining permit. An applicant may also reserve an area by notifying the mining authority.

The first applicant gets priority for an exploration permit, mining permit, or gold panning permit if the application is made as required. An exploration permit holder can also get priority for a mining permit in certain cases, and an applicant may submit some assessment documents later without losing priority if timing conditions are met.

Kaivosviranomaisen on yleensä järjestettävä lopputarkastus saatuaan 29 §:n ilmoituksen, ilmoitettava siitä tietyille tahoille ja laadittava tarkastuskertomus.

The Government decides certain mining area expropriation permit and uranium or thorium production mining permit matters, and the mining authority decides reservation notices, exploration permits, gold panning permits, and other mining permit matters not covered in paragraph 1.

Valtioneuvosto decides certain mining-related permit matters, and the mining authority decides notices, exploration permits, gold panning permits, and other mining permit matters not covered in paragraph 1.

Valtioneuvosto and the mining authority decide which mining permit matters each one handles.

Certain persons and entities may apply for mining, exploration, and gold panning permits; the permit authority must give applicants electronic guidance on request.

Permit applications for mineral exploration, mining, and gold panning must be filed with the permit authority and include the required explanations and attachments.

Permit applications for mineral exploration, mining, and gold panning must be submitted to the permit authority, and they must include specified information and attachments.

A permit application for mineral exploration, mining, or gold panning must be filed with the permit authority and include specified supporting information and attachments.

Hakija voi saada etuoikeuden lupaan tekemällä varausilmoituksen tai jättämällä lupahakemuksen ensin.

Kaivosaluelunastuslupaa koskeva hakemus on toimitettava valtioneuvostolle ja siinä on annettava tietyt tiedot sekä liitettävä luotettava selvitys edellytysten täyttymisestä.

A mining area expropriation permit application must be submitted to the Government, and it must include specified applicant, area, and property-holder information plus supporting proof that the mining area meets legal requirements and the project is required by public interest.

Hakijan on toimitettava kaivosaluelunastuslupaa koskeva hakemus valtioneuvostolle ja liitettävä siihen vaaditut tiedot ja selvitys.

First-filed applicants get priority for certain mining permits, and a mining permit holder can keep priority in specified cases.

This section says rules on supplementing a permit application are set out in the Administrative Procedure Act sections 22 and 33.

This section says rules on supplementing a permit application are set out in the Administrative Procedure Act sections 22 and 33.

This section says that supplementing a permit application is governed by sections 22 and 33 of the Administrative Procedure Act.

The Mining Authority and the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment decide certain mining-related permit matters, and the Ministry must take over some cases involving national security risks.

The permit authority must request statements for certain mining-related permit applications and obtain any other necessary statements and investigations.

The permitting authority must request statements on certain mining-related permit applications from specified local and regional authorities, and must obtain any other necessary statements and reports for permit consideration.

Lupaviranomaisen on pyydettävä lausunnot tietyistä lupahakemuksista ja hankittava tarvittavat lisälausunnot ja selvitykset.

Permit applications for mineral exploration, mining, and gold washing must be submitted to the permitting authority, and the applicant must include specified supporting information and attachments.

Permit authority must assess impacts on Sámi rights, request a statement in the Skolt area, and may hold a hearing for the assessment.

Permit authorities must assess certain mining-related impacts with local Indigenous and reindeer-herding stakeholders, and may hold a hearing.

The permit authority must assess certain mining-related impacts and consult relevant Sámi and local groups in the specified areas.

Kaivosaluelunastuslupaa koskeva hakemus on toimitettava valtioneuvostolle, ja hakemuksessa on annettava tietyt tiedot sekä liitettävä selvitys alueen edellytyksistä ja hankkeen yleisen tarpeen vaatimuksesta.

Before deciding certain mining-related permit matters, the permit authority must let interested parties submit objections and must let non-parties give opinions in some cases.

The permitting authority must give parties a chance to object before deciding certain mining-related permit matters, and must give non-parties a chance to comment in some of those matters.

The permit authority must let interested parties submit objections before deciding certain permit matters, let non-parties express opinions in some permit matters, and set a sufficient deadline for doing so.

This section says rules on supplementing an application are set out in sections 22 and 33 of the Administrative Procedure Act.

Lupaviranomaisen on kuulutettava tietyistä kaivos- ja kullanhuuhdontalupahakemuksista, ilmoitettava kuulutuksesta sanomalehdessä tietyissä tilanteissa ja annettava erillinen tieto asianosaisille.

Permit authority must publicize certain mining and gold panning permit applications and notify affected parties.

Permit authority must announce applications for mineral exploration, mining, and gold panning permits, mainly by public notice and newspaper notice.

The permit authority must request statements on certain mining-related applications and may need additional statements and information for permit consideration.

Lupaviranomaisen on ilmoitettava kaivosaluelunastuslupaa koskevasta hakemuksesta erikseen kaivosalueen kiinteistöjen omistajille ja haltijoille.

The permitting authority must separately notify owners and holders of properties in the mining area about an application for a mining area expropriation permit.

The permitting authority must separately notify owners and holders of properties included in the mining area about the mining area expropriation permit application.

Lupaviranomaisen on arvioitava ja selvitettävä lupahankkeen vaikutukset saamelaisten oikeuksiin ja poronhoitoon sekä varattava tietyille tahoille tilaisuus tulla kuulluiksi.

Hakijalle ja muille asianosaisille on varattava tilaisuus antaa selitys ja, jos selitys voi vaikuttaa asian ratkaisuun, myös vastaselitys.

Applicants and other parties must be given a chance to respond to claims and evidence that may affect the decision, and then a chance to reply to that response if it may affect the decision.

In a case, the applicant and other interested parties must be given a chance to submit explanations, and then a chance to respond to those explanations if they may affect the decision.

Lupaviranomaisen on arvioitava ja selvitettävä tiettyjen lupahankkeiden vaikutukset saamelaisten oikeuksiin sekä poronhoitoon ja pyydettävä tarvittaessa lausuntoja ja järjestettävä kuulemisia.

A permit application for uranium or thorium production must be handled together with a corresponding Nuclear Energy Act permit application, and both are decided by the same decision.

A uranium or thorium production mine permit application and the corresponding nuclear energy act permit application are handled together and decided by the same decision.

Uranium or thorium mining permit applications must be processed together with the corresponding nuclear energy permit application and decided in the same decision.

The permit authority must give interested parties a chance to submit objections before deciding certain mining-related permit matters, and non-parties a chance to give opinions in some of those matters.

A reservation notice must be filed with the mining authority, and it must include specified information about the notifier, the reserved area, and related preparatory work.

Varausilmoitus must be submitted to the mining authority and include reliable information about the applicant, the reservation area, and preparatory work for an exploration permit application. It may not cover certain mining-related areas or an area that was previously a reservation area until one year has passed since the reservation decision lapsed or was withdrawn.

A reservation notice must be submitted to the mining authority, and it must include specified information about the reserver, the reservation area, and exploration-plan preparation steps and timing.

The permit authority must notify mining exploration, mining, and gold panning permit applications by public notice and keep the notice and application documents available online for at least 30 days.

The applicant must show that the statutory conditions are met and that there is no legal obstacle to the permit being granted.

Mining exploration, mining, and gold-washing permits are granted if the applicant shows the legal requirements are met and there is no statutory obstacle.

Mining exploration, mining, and gold panning permits are granted only if the applicant shows the legal requirements are met and no statutory obstacle exists; an obstacle may still be overridden if it can be removed by permit conditions or by reducing the area size.

The permitting authority must separately notify owners and holders of properties included in the mining area about an application for a mining area expropriation permit.

Malminetsintä- ja kullanhuuhdontalupaa ei saa myöntää tietyille alueille tai jos hakijalla ei ole edellytyksiä tai aikomusta ryhtyä toimintaan.

Malminetsintä- ja kullanhuuhdontalupia ei saa myöntää tietyille alueille tai tilanteissa, joissa esteet tai epäilyt hakijan edellytyksistä täyttyvät. Malminetsintälupa edellyttää myös, että alueella voidaan perustellusti arvioida olevan kaivosmineraaleja.

Mining exploration permits and gold panning permits must not be granted for several excluded areas and conflict situations, unless a stated consent-based exception applies.

Hakijalle ja muille asianosaisille on annettava tilaisuus lausua selvityksistä, jotka voivat vaikuttaa asian ratkaisuun, ja asianosaisille on annettava tilaisuus vastaselitykseen, jos selitys voi vaikuttaa ratkaisuun.

A mining permit requires an exploitable deposit, certain area-use conditions, and a clarified relationship to other land use; it may still be granted in limited exception cases.

Kaivoslupa edellyttää, että esiintymä on hyödynnettävissä ja että kaivosalueen ja apualueen sijainti sekä alueiden käyttöön liittyvät asiat täyttävät lain ehdot.

Mining permits may be granted only if the deposit is workable and the mine area and auxiliary area meet the stated land-use and planning conditions.

Uranium or thorium mining permit applications are handled together with the corresponding nuclear energy permit application and decided in the same decision.

Kaivoslupaa ei saa myöntää, jos hakijalla ei ole edellytyksiä tai aikomusta aloittaa kaivostoimintaa, jos hän on olennaisesti laiminlyönyt lain velvollisuuksia, tai jos toiminta aiheuttaa merkittävää vaaraa tai haittaa eikä sitä voida poistaa lupamääräyksillä.

Kaivoslupaa ei saa myöntää, jos hakijalla on perusteltu epäily puuttuvista edellytyksistä tai tarkoituksesta aloittaa kaivostoiminta, jos hakija on olennaisesti laiminlyönyt lain velvollisuuksia, tai jos toiminnasta aiheutuu vakavia turvallisuus-, ympäristö- tai paikallisia elinoloja koskevia haittoja, joita ei voida poistaa lupamääräyksin.

A mining permit must not be granted if there are strong reasons to suspect the applicant lacks the ability or intent to start mining, has materially failed to comply with legal duties, or the mining would create serious safety, environmental, or local livelihood harms that cannot be removed by permit conditions.

A reservation notice must be filed with the mining authority and must include reliable information about the reserver, the reservation area, and related exploration-preparation work; it also must not cover certain areas and must be notified to affected municipalities and, in some cases, Sami and Skolt bodies.

A mining expropriation permit may be granted only if the mining project is required by the general interest and the mining area meets the conditions in section 19.

Mining-related permits may be granted only if the project is of general need and the area meets the stated conditions.

Kaivosaluelunastuslupa voidaan myöntää, jos hanke on yleisen tarpeen vaatima ja alue täyttää 19 §:n edellytykset.

Mining exploration, mining, and gold panning permits are granted only if the applicant shows the statutory requirements are met and there is no legal obstacle.