Gruvlag

A mining permit holder must pay landowners in the mining area an annual compensation for certain by-products used outside mining, and the compensation must be reasonable.

Holderen av ett gruvtillstånd ska betala en årlig ersättning per fastighet till fastighetsägarna inom gruvområdet för nyttan av vissa biprodukter som använts utanför gruvdriften.

A gold prospector must pay an annual area management fee of 50 euros per hectare.

A gold panner must pay an annual compensation to the authority or institution managing the area.

A mining permit holder must compensate damage and inconvenience caused on the mining area by activities under this law, unless another compensation rule applies to a specific measure.

The permit holder must compensate damage and nuisance caused by activities under this law on the mining area, unless another rule says otherwise for a specific measure. The same compensation rule also applies to the prospecting operator and the gold panner for their respective areas.

Sakägarna may agree in writing on compensation payment, amount, and other terms. If they do not agree, a compensation claim must be brought in a mining survey, and the application must be filed within three years. The survey costs are paid by the party responsible for the prospecting work or the permit holder.

Sakägarna får avtala om ersättningen skriftligen; annars ska ersättningsanspråk tas upp vid gruvförrättning inom vissa frister.

This section says that compensation for damage or inconvenience caused by pollution or similar disturbances is handled under section 12 of the environmental damage compensation law.

This section says that claims about damage or nuisance from pollution or similar disturbances are handled under section 12 of the Environmental Damage Compensation Act.

A permit transfer does not release the permit holder from compensation liability for damage or nuisance that arose before the mining authority approved the transfer.

A permit transfer does not release the permit holder from compensation liability for damage or nuisance that arose before the mining authority approved the transfer.

Holders of mineral exploration permits and gold panners must provide security for possible damage, inconvenience, and post-treatment measures, unless doing so would be unnecessary in light of the activity and permit circumstances.

A mining permit holder and a gold panner must provide security for possible damage, inconvenience, and aftercare measures unless doing so would be unnecessary in light of the listed factors.

Hållaren av ett gruvtillstånd ska ställa en tillräcklig säkerhet för avslutnings- och efterbehandlingsåtgärder.

A mining permit holder must provide adequate security for mine closure and aftercare measures.

Permit authorities set the type and amount of security in the permit, the security amount must be adjusted when the permit is reviewed, changed, or extended, and the security must be lodged with the mining authority.

Tillståndsmyndigheten bestämmer säkerhetens art och storlek. Gruvmyndigheten ska övervaka säkerhetsfrågor och kan vid behov vidta åtgärder.

Costs for obligations under the law or the permit may be paid from the security, and the Mining Authority must release the security when the permit holder has completed the relevant obligations.

Costs for carrying out certain obligations may be paid from the security, and the Mining Authority must release the security once the permit holder has fulfilled the obligations; it may also be released partly.

If a permit is transferred, the mine authority must review whether the security should be reviewed and must make any needed changes to the permit conditions.

When a permit is transferred, the mining authority must review the security and update permit conditions if needed, and set when the changes take effect.

The person operating mining activities must ensure mine safety.

Den som bedriver gruvdrift måste sörja för gruvsäkerheten.

Gruvdrift ska bedrivas enligt vissa säkerhetsprinciper, med övervakning och korrigerande åtgärder vid behov; farliga områden ska isoleras och gruvdriften avbrytas när det behövs.

The mining operator must identify risks, prevent accidents, monitor safety measures, and act immediately if a dangerous area needs to be isolated.

A mine operator must systematically identify safety hazards, assess them if they cannot be eliminated, and keep the written assessment up to date.

A mining operator must identify and assess hazards to mine safety, keep the investigation and assessment in writing, review them when conditions change materially, and keep them updated.

A mine operator must prepare an internal rescue plan for the mine and instructions for workers on how to act in foreseeable incidents and accidents.

Mine operators must prepare an internal rescue plan for the mine and instructions for foreseeable incidents and accidents.

A mining operator must prevent unauthorized access to the mine and mine area, and must allow rescue authorities and local rescue units access and guidance in an accident or when there is a risk of one.

Mining operators must prevent unauthorized access to the mine and mine area, and must ensure rescue authorities can enter and receive proper guidance during an accident or risk of one.

A mining operator must clearly assign safety-related duties and responsibilities, provide workers with training/instructions/supervision, and ensure they follow required safety measures.

A mining operator must clearly define safety-related roles and responsibilities, train and guide workers, and ensure workers follow required mine-safety measures.

Mine operators must appoint a mine safety responsible person, who must be employed by the operator, work at the mine, know the safety rules, ensure compliance, and pass an exam arranged by the mining authority.

The mine operator must appoint a mine safety responsible person, who must work for the operator and at the mine and ensure safety compliance.

Den som bedriver gruvdrift ska upprätta och hålla en gruvkarta uppdaterad, samt lämna en kopia till gruvmyndigheten på begäran och när gruvdriften upphör.

A mining operator must prepare and keep updated a mine map, send a copy to the mining authority when requested and when mining ends, and ensure the map contains specified information.

A person carrying out mining must plan and run the mine so it can be closed safely.

A person conducting mining must plan and carry out the work so that mining can be ended and the mine closed safely.

Att anlägga en gruva eller bedriva gruvdrift kräver tillstånd från gruvmyndigheten.

Building a mine and carrying out mining operations require a mining safety permit from the mining authority.

Den som söker gruvsäkerhetstillstånd ska lämna in ansökan till gruvmyndigheten och bifoga flera uppgifter och handlingar.

An application for a mine safety permit must be filed with the mining authority and include required descriptions and attachments.

The Mining Authority must request needed opinions and investigations from relevant public-interest authorities when handling an application for a mining safety permit.

The Mining Authority must ask relevant public-interest authorities for necessary opinions and investigations when handling an application for a mining safety permit.

A mining safety permit may be granted only if the applicant shows that the other conditions in the law are met, and only after the mining permit has become final; if the mining area and auxiliary area are not already held by the mining operator, those areas must also have been taken into possession by the operator.

A mine safety permit may be granted only if the stated planning and compliance conditions are met, and the applicant shows that the other legal conditions are fulfilled.

A mining safety permit must include provisions on safety measures, an internal rescue plan, training and guidance, the mine map, mine closure considerations, reporting deadlines for permit review, and other necessary matters.

Mining safety permits must include provisions on listed safety and reporting matters.

For decisions on mining safety permits, the rules on notifying permit decisions in section 57 apply, and the rules on providing information about permit decisions in section 58 apply.

This section says that notices and information about mining safety permit decisions must follow the rules for permit decisions in sections 57 and 58.

Mining safety permits last indefinitely unless granted for a fixed term; the mining authority must review indefinite permits at least every ten years and note the review interval in the permit.

Mining safety permits are generally valid until further notice; fixed-term permits may also be granted if justified, but only up to the duration of the mining permit.

Gruvmyndigheten får förlänga giltighetstiden för ett tidsbegränsat gruvsäkerhetstillstånd, om villkoren är uppfyllda. Tillståndshavaren måste också lämna in ansökan och behövliga utredningar innan tillståndet upphör att gälla.

The mining authority may extend the validity of a fixed-term mining safety permit, if the permit holder has met the legal and permit conditions and applies before the permit expires.

A mine safety permit expires when the specified time runs out, and the mining authority must decide that it has expired in certain cases.

A mine safety permit expires when its set period ends.

Gruvmyndigheten ska ändra gruvsäkerhetstillståndet i vissa situationer, och den som bedriver gruvdrift ska ansöka om ändring när ändringar i driften påverkar gruvsäkerheten mer än ringa.

Gruvmyndigheten must amend a mining safety permit in certain cases, and the mining operator must apply for an amendment when mining changes affect safety beyond a minor level.

Gruvmyndigheten may revoke a mining safety permit if the application was materially incorrect, the permit holder no longer meets the granting conditions, or the holder has materially breached mining safety duties or permit conditions.

The Mining Authority may revoke a mining safety permit on specified grounds, and must give the permit holder a correction deadline if defects or breaches are correctable or minor.

Ärenden om förlängning, ändring, upphörande eller återkallelse av gruvsäkerhetstillstånd ska handläggas enligt motsvarande regler om tillståndsförfarande, prövning, beslut och giltighet.

Cases on extending, ending, changing, or revoking mining safety permits must be handled in the same way as the law’s rules on permit procedure, permit review, permit decisions, and their validity for mining safety permits.

This section defines “uppfordringsverk” and “utrustningar och anordningar i gruva” for the law.

The section defines what counts as a hoisting installation and what counts as mine equipment and devices.

Uppfordringsverk ska konstrueras och byggas så att de fungerar säkert i normal användning och förutsebara undantagssituationer, utan att äventyra hälsa eller säkerhet.

Uppfordringsverk ska konstrueras och byggas så att de fungerar säkert och inte äventyrar hälsa eller säkerhet.

Gruvdrift ska ordna inspektion av uppfordringsverk före drift och minst årligen, och se till att säkerheten hålls fortlöpande säkerställd.

Mining operators must ensure an approved inspection body inspects hoisting equipment before it is put into use and at least annually, and must keep the equipment’s safety continuously ensured.

Den som bedriver gruvdrift ska placera och vid behov skydda gruvans utrustningar och anordningar så att de är säkra och inte äventyrar hälsa eller säkerhet.

The mining operator must place and, when needed, protect mine equipment and installations so they work safely and do not endanger health or safety.

Gruvmyndigheten kan på ansökan godkänna en finländsk sammanslutning, stiftelse eller del av sådan som besiktningsorgan.

The Mining Authority may, on application, approve a Finnish association, foundation, or part of one as an inspection body.

Ett besiktningsorgan kan godkännas bara om det uppfyller vissa villkor om oberoende, personal, utrustning och ansvarsförsäkring eller motsvarande arrangemang.

A besiktningsorgan can be approved only if it meets the stated independence, staffing, equipment/system, and insurance requirements.

Besiktningsorganet måste göra vissa besiktningar, följa relevant praxis och regler, bevaka utvecklingen i sitt område, samarbeta med andra organ och rapportera förändringar och årliga resultat till gruvmyndigheten.

Inspection bodies must carry out commissioning and recurring inspections, monitor relevant rules and standards, cooperate with other inspection bodies, follow specified public-administration laws, report changes to the mining authority, and submit an annual report.

Mining authority must give an inspection body time to fix problems, and must revoke approval if the problems are not fixed in time or if the body no longer meets the required condition.

Gruvmyndigheten ska ge besiktningsorganet en tillräckligt lång tid att rätta brister och ska återkalla godkännandet om bristerna inte rättas i tid eller om förutsättningen i 137 § 1 mom. inte längre är uppfylld.

Statsrådet får meddela förordning med närmare regler om godkännande av besiktningsorgan och deras uppgifter.

Statsrådet får utfärda närmare bestämmelser genom förordning om godkännande av besiktningsorgan och deras uppgifter.

Mining operations end when the mining permit expires or is revoked.

Gruvdriften upphör när gruvtillståndet går ut eller återkallas.

The mine operator must restore the mine area and auxiliary area within two years after mining stops.

A person conducting mining must, within two years after mining stops, restore the mine area and auxiliary area to the condition required for public safety and carry out the specified cleanup, landscaping, and permit measures.

A mining operator may keep mined minerals and above-ground buildings/structures for two years after mining ends; after that they pass to the property owner without compensation.

Mining operators may keep extracted minerals and above-ground buildings/structures for two years after mining ends; after that they pass to the property owner without compensation.

A mining operator must notify the mining authority in writing when closure measures are substantially completed, and no later than two years after mining stops.

The mining operator must file a written notice with the mining authority when closure measures are substantially completed, and no later than two years after mining has ended.

Gruvmyndigheten måste ordna och genomföra slutbesiktning efter anmälan, informera berörda parter och upprätta en besiktningsrapport.

Gruvmyndigheten måste göra en slutbesiktning efter anmälan, om det inte är uppenbart onödigt, och informera berörda parter om besiktningen.

Gruvmyndigheten must request opinions, decide that mining ends when closure measures are substantially completed, and attach the final inspection report and register the decision; uranium or thorium mining cannot be ended until the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority has approved the measures.

Gruvmyndigheten ska begära utlåtanden, besluta om att gruvdriften upphör när vissa åtgärder är i huvudsak utförda, och se till att beslutet registreras.

Vid avslut av gruvdrift ska beslutet innehålla nödvändiga bestämmelser om avslutsåtgärder, övervakning och andra relevanta omständigheter. Gruvdriftutövaren har rätt att få tillträde till området för att fullgöra skyldigheterna, och gruvmyndigheten ska se till att verkningsområdet antecknas i fastighetsdatasystemet.

A mine-closure decision must include needed rules on closure measures, supervision, and other necessary matters; the mining operator may access the mine and auxiliary area to meet those duties.

När beslutet att avsluta gruvdriften har vunnit laga kraft upphör gruvoperatörens rätt till gruvområdet och hjälpområdet, och områdena återgår till fastighetsägaren utan ersättning.

When the mining-operations cessation decision becomes final, the mining operator’s use and possession rights to the mining area and related rights to the auxiliary area end, and the areas return to the property owner without compensation.

Efter avslutad gruvdrift måste gruvdriftsutövaren fortsätta övervaka området, vidta nödvändiga korrigerande åtgärder och bära kostnaderna; verksamhetsutövaren har rätt till tillträde för att fullgöra detta.

After mining ends, the mining operator still has monitoring, corrective-action, and cost responsibilities for the mine and auxiliary area; the operator may also enter the area to do so.

Om byggnader eller konstruktioner inte får tas bort efter beslutet om att gruvdriften upphör, kan den som ansvarar för underhållet kräva ersättning. Sakägarna får också avtala skriftligen om ersättningen. Om de inte enas ska anspråk tas upp vid gruvförrättning inom vissa tidsfrister.

If buildings or structures cannot be removed after mine closure, the person responsible for their maintenance is entitled to compensation. The parties may agree in writing on how and how much compensation is paid. If they do not agree, a compensation claim must be brought within set time limits.

Several mining-related authorities and inspection bodies may exchange necessary information and samples for supervision, and inspection bodies must disclose needed information despite confidentiality rules.

This section gives mining authorities and other listed authorities a right to obtain needed information for supervision, and it requires inspection bodies to share needed information, even where secrecy rules would otherwise apply.

Gruvmyndigheten får gå in på relevanta områden och göra inspektioner, ta prover och andra tillsynsåtgärder när det behövs. För lokaler för permanent boende krävs särskilda misstankar om vissa brott och att inspektion behövs för att utreda ett straffbart förfarande.

Gruvmyndigheten may enter relevant mining-related areas and carry out inspections, sampling, and other needed supervisory measures; entry into permanent housing is allowed only under specific suspected-offence conditions.

Gruvmyndigheten ska övervaka gruvor och göra regelbundna inspektioner; den får också godkänna andra lämpliga övervakningsmedel. Gruvdrivare ska följa gruvsäkerhetsreglerna och villkoren i gruvsäkerhetstillståndet.

Gruvmyndigheten ska övervaka gruvor och göra regelbundna inspektioner för att säkerställa att gruvsäkerhetsregler och villkor i gruvsäkerhetstillstånd följs.

Police must provide assistance when needed in cases concerning supervision of compliance with this law and rules made under it; customs and border authorities have the same duty within their own areas of competence.

Polisen and the customs and border guard authorities must provide assistance when needed in matters concerning supervision of compliance with this law and rules issued under it.

Gruvmyndigheten kan stoppa eller begränsa dangerous conduct in mining and order the miner to fix problems or appoint a new safety officer.

Gruvmyndigheten kan förbjuda överträdelser, kräva att skyldigheter fullgörs och stoppa farlig utrustning i gruva.

The Mining Authority may temporarily stop or limit mining-related activities, and must do so in some safety- and compliance-related cases.

Gruvmyndigheten får eller ska i vissa fall tillfälligt stoppa eller begränsa gruvverksamhet och kan efter en allvarlig olycka ställa krav innan driften får återupptas.

Gruvmyndigheten får koppla ett förbud eller åläggande till vite eller till hot om tvångsutförande eller avbrytande enligt viteslagen.

Gruvmyndigheten får koppla ett förbud eller ett åläggande till vite eller hot om tvångsutförande eller avbrytande enligt viteslagen.

Certain affected parties and public bodies may initiate a matter in writing, if it was not started by the mining authority on its own initiative.

Certain listed persons, associations, municipalities, authorities, the Sámi Parliament, and the Skolt village meeting may start the case in writing if the mining authority has not started it on its own initiative.

A person who intentionally or negligently breaches specified mining-related obligations, prohibitions, restrictions, or rules may be fined.

A person who intentionally or negligently breaches specified mining provisions or rules made under them may be fined.

The prosecutor may not bring charges for certain acts unless the injured party reports the matter for prosecution.

Åklagaren får inte väcka åtal för vissa gärningar enligt 160 § om de bara kränker en enskilds intresse eller rätt, مگر om målsäganden anmäler gärningen till åtal.

Some decisions by the mining authority and administrative court appeal matters may be appealed, but a decision on releasing security may not be appealed.

Ändring i gruvmyndighetens beslut ska sökas enligt lagen om rättegång i förvaltningsärenden; avgiftsbesvär följer samma ordning som besvär över huvudsaken, och beslut om frigörande av säkerhet får inte överklagas.

A Government decision on a mining area redemption permit or a mining permit may be appealed under the Administrative Judicial Procedure Act, unless this section provides otherwise.

This section says that rules on appeals in the administrative court are found in the Act on Judicial Procedure in Administrative Matters.

En person som söker ändring får begära omprövning av ett besiktningsorgans beslut och kan överklaga omprövningsbeslutet till förvaltningsdomstolen. Vidare besvär mot förvaltningsdomstolens beslut kräver besvärstillstånd från högsta förvaltningsdomstolen.

Man får begära omprövning av ett besiktningsorgans beslut, och reglerna för detta samt för överklagande till förvaltningsdomstol finns i andra lagar.

Vissa listeda aktörer får överklaga beslut om gruv- och malmtillstånd samt vissa beslut om gruvdrift; i ett särskilt fall får bara den tillståndshavare som anmält förfall överklaga.

Vissa listeda personer, organisationer och myndigheter får överklaga vissa beslut om malmletningstillstånd, gruvtillstånd, guldvaskningstillstånd och upphörande av gruvdrift. I ett särskilt beslut enligt 67 § 3 mom. får bara den tillståndshavare som anmält att tillståndet förfaller överklaga.

Förvaltningsdomstolen ska meddela, offentliggöra, skicka och i vissa fall delge beslut enligt denna paragraf på särskilda sätt.

Förvaltningsdomstolen måste meddela och skicka vissa beslut, ordna snabb offentliggörelse i berörda kommuner och använda bevislig delgivning i förvaltningstvångsärenden.

Appeals against decisions made at a mining survey follow sections 89–93 of the Expropriation Act by analogy.

Appeals against decisions made at a mine surveying proceeding are handled in the same way as the Expropriation Act sections 89–93 provide for appeals.

Certain mining- and permit-based activities may start only after the relevant decision is final and required conditions are met.

Permitted mining, gold panning, and mine-related measures may start only after the permit decision is final and required security has been provided; some mine actions also need all specific conditions met and, for mine construction or production, a final mine safety permit.

Gruvmyndigheten får i vissa tillståndsärenden låta tillståndsåtgärder börja trots att ändring har sökts, om sökanden begär det, det finns grundad anledning och säkerhet ställs; vissa ärenden om uran- eller toriumutvinning undantas.

Gruvmyndigheten kan i vissa fall låta tillståndsåtgärder börja verkställas trots att ändring sökts, om sökanden begär det och ställer säkerhet. Vissa särskilda undantag och tidsfrister gäller, och vissa ersättningar ska betalas efter fastställelse.

A mining authority’s prohibition or order must be followed even if an appeal has been filed, unless the appellate court decides otherwise.

Bergmyndighetens förbud och ålägganden ska följas även om ändring söks, om inte fullföljdsdomstolen beslutar annat.

Den som bedriver gruvdrift ska utan dröjsmål anmäla olyckor eller tillbud i en gruva till gruvmyndigheten.

A mine operator must immediately notify the mining authority about any accident or incident in a mine, and the notice must include details needed for supervision and damage assessment.

The Mine Authority must investigate serious accidents in a mine when needed to determine the cause or prevent accidents, and may also investigate other accidents and serious incidents in a mine for those same reasons.

Gruvmyndigheten must investigate serious accidents in a mine when needed to determine the cause or prevent accidents, and may also investigate other accidents and serious incidents under the same condition.

The boundaries of a mineral exploration area, mining area, or gold panning area are measured vertically at depth.

The boundaries of a prospecting area, mining area, or gold panning area are measured vertically in depth.

The permit holder may pledge the right to extract mineral resources. The pledge takes effect when the mining authority receives a written notice, and the authority must notify the certificate holder that the notice was received.

The permit holder may pledge the right to extract mineral resources based on a mining permit or a reservation based on an exploration permit.

Kommunen may charge fees for actions under this law, but the fee basis must match the state fees principles law and certain initiated cases are free unless clearly groundless.

The municipality may charge fees for measures under this law, but the fee basis must match the state fees act and the municipality must approve a tariff.

This section says the law enters into force on 1 July 2011.

This section says the law enters into force on 1 July 2011, and measures needed to implement it may be taken before that date.

Denna bestämmelse upphäver gruvlagen (503/1965) och säger att hänvisningar till den upphävda lagen ska läsas som hänvisningar till denna lag efter ikraftträdandet.

This section repeals the Mining Act (503/1965) and says references to that repealed law in other laws or rules now refer to this law once it has entered into force.

Pågående ärenden flyttas till gruvmyndigheten när lagen träder i kraft, och de ska normalt handläggas enligt de regler som gällde då, om inte något annat anges.

Pending matters are transferred to the mining authority at commencement, and pending cases are generally handled under the rules in force at commencement unless this section says otherwise.

A holder of an exploration right must follow certain old-law and current-law rules, pay 20 euro per hectare yearly, and submit specified reports within one year in the stated situations.

An inmutaren must submit specified reports within one year in two situations, and the annual inmutningsersättning is 20 euro per hectare.

This section says that an old inmutningsrätt is handled under the rules for ending, revoking, extending, and transferring similar permits, and that past non-compliance can matter in permit review.

Section 180 says that old mining claims are handled by the same revocation, renewal, transfer, and review rules that apply to mining and gold washing permits under the cited sections.

This section keeps certain mining-right decisions and older-law rules in force, sets fee amounts and payment timing, gives stakeholders a right to request review of a mining fee, and requires the mining authority to set security and related conditions within set time limits.

Regeln säger vilka gamla gruvbeslut och gruvrätter som fortsätter att gälla, fastställer avgifter och ger gruvmyndigheten och gruvrättsinnehavaren vissa säkerhets- och rapporteringskrav.

Section 182 says some mining-right matters are handled by the rules for mining permits, and a mining right used for gold panning expires nine years after this law enters into force.

This section says how certain mining rights are handled for ending, changing, revoking, transferring, and, in one case, expiring.

A reservation decision under the repealed law expires when its validity period ends, and it also expires if an exploration permit is applied for based on the priority right the reservation decision gives.

This section says prior reservation-based priority follows the rules in 32 § 3 mom., and a reservation decision under the repealed law lapses when its validity period ends or when an exploration permit is sought using the priority it gives.

A mining claim right granted under the repealed law gives a preferential right to a mining permit under section 32(2).

A mining claim right granted under the repealed law gives a preferential right to a mining permit under section 32(2) of this Act.

Old reservations, claim rights, and mining rights are to be treated the same way when applying certain permit rules; however, a claim right or mining right used for gold panning is not a barrier to a gold panning permit.

Certain reservations, mining claims, and mining rights must be taken into account when applying specified permit provisions, but a mining claim or mining right used for gold panning is not a barrier to granting a gold panning permit in some cases.

Rules on supervision and enforcement apply in the same way to certain mining-right and claim-right activities under the repealed law.

Rules on supervision and administrative enforcement in sections 152–159 and 170 apply in the same way to certain mining and claim-right activities.

Böter kan följa om någon uppsåtligen eller av oaktsamhet bryter mot vissa gruvbestämmelser i verksamhet med vissa inmutningsrätter eller gruvrätter. Åtal får inte väckas för en sådan gärning som bara kränker enskilds intresse eller rätt, om inte målsäganden anmäler den.

Den som uppsåtligen eller av oaktsamhet bryter mot vissa gruvbestämmelser i sådan verksamhet kan dömas till böter.

This section sets transitional rules for pending mining cases, appeals, and some permit decisions, and lists several commencement dates.

Ärenden som överförs till gruvmyndigheten ska behandlas enligt vissa regler om beslut, information och ändringssökande; för vissa beslut vid utmålsförrättning gäller också ändringssökningsreglerna i inlösningslagen.