Miljöskyddslag

Chapter 1 covers general provisions.

Chapter 1 is titled “General provisions.”

Chapter 1 is titled “General provisions.”

This is the heading for Chapter 1, “General provisions.”

Chapter heading: General provisions.

This is a chapter heading for general provisions.

Chapter 1: General provisions.

Chapter 1 contains the general provisions.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent pollution and environmental harm, protect a healthy and diverse environment, promote sustainable use of natural resources, improve assessment of environmentally harmful activities, and increase public participation in environmental decision-making.

This provision states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental pollution, protect healthful and diverse surroundings, promote sustainable use of natural resources, improve environmental impact assessment, and increase public influence in environmental decision-making.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental harm, protect the environment and health, promote sustainable use of natural resources, improve environmental impact assessment, and strengthen public participation in environmental decision-making.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent pollution, protect health and a sustainable environment, reduce waste and harmful effects, improve environmental impact assessment, and increase public participation in environmental decision-making.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental harm, reduce emissions and waste, promote sustainable use of natural resources, improve impact assessment, and increase public participation in environmental decision-making.

This provision states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental pollution and harm, protect a healthy and diverse environment, promote sustainable use of natural resources, improve environmental impact assessment, and increase citizens’ opportunities to influence environmental decision-making.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental pollution, protect health and a sustainable environment, promote sustainable resource use, reduce waste, improve assessment of harmful activities, and increase public participation in environmental decisions.

This section states the law’s purpose: to prevent environmental pollution, protect a healthy and sustainable environment, promote sustainable resource use and waste reduction, improve environmental impact assessment, and increase public participation in environmental decision-making.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as to activities that generate waste and to waste handling.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as activities that generate waste and waste treatment.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as activities that generate waste and waste handling.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as activities that generate waste and waste handling.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, and also to activities that generate waste and to waste treatment.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as to activities that generate waste and to waste handling.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, and also to activities that generate waste and to waste treatment.

This section says the law applies to industrial and other activities that cause or may cause environmental pollution, as well as to activities that generate waste and to waste treatment.

This provision excludes certain activities from the law’s application, including activities covered by the Maritime Environmental Protection Act and the Marine Protection Act, and radiation-harm prevention matters already regulated by the Nuclear Energy Act or the Radiation Act.

This section excludes certain activities from the law’s scope.

This section limits the law’s scope: it does not apply to activities covered by the Maritime Environmental Protection Act or the Sea Protection Act, and it does not apply to preventing harmful radiation effects where the Nuclear Energy Act or the Radiation Act governs the matter.

This section limits the law’s scope: it does not apply to activities covered by the Maritime Environmental Protection Act or the Sea Protection Act, and it does not apply to preventing harmful radiation effects to the extent those matters are regulated by the Nuclear Energy Act or the Radiation Act.

This provision excludes certain activities from the law’s scope.

This provision limits the law’s scope: it does not apply to activities covered by the maritime environmental protection and marine protection acts, and it does not apply to preventing radiation-related harm where that is regulated by the nuclear energy or radiation acts.

This section says the law does not apply to certain maritime environmental protection activities or, to the extent governed by nuclear energy or radiation laws, to preventing harmful effects from radiation.

This provision limits the law’s scope: it does not apply to certain activities covered by marine environmental protection, marine protection, nuclear energy, or radiation legislation.

The Act does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities where application would endanger national security or supply security, or to certain military/security-related materials and equipment. In those situations, those bodies must still observe Chapter 2’s general duties and principles as far as possible. The Government may issue more detailed rules and may also provide for partial application of the Act.

The law does not apply to certain defence and border guard activities or to certain military/security-related materials and equipment, but those bodies must still follow general duties and principles as far as possible.

The law does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities or to certain military/security-related materials and equipment, and the Government may issue more detailed rules or partial application rules by decree.

The law does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities or to certain military/security-related materials and equipment if application would endanger national security or security of supply.

The law does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities if applying it would endanger national security or supply security, and it also does not apply to certain military/security-related materials and equipment.

The law does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities and to specified military/security materials and equipment when application would endanger national security or supply security.

The law does not apply to certain Defence Forces and Border Guard activities and security-related materials/equipment, but they must still observe general duties and principles where possible; the Government may issue more detailed rules by decree.

The law does not apply to certain defence forces and border guard activities and related military/security materials, but those bodies must still follow Chapter 2 general duties and principles as far as possible.

This section defines key environmental terms used in the Act, including emissions, environmental pollution, operator, landfill, and emission limit values.

This section defines key terms used in the law, including emission, environmental pollution, operator, wastewater, landfill, and best available technique.

This section defines key environmental terms used in the Act, including emissions, pollution, pollution-risk activity, health harm, emission limit values, best available techniques, operator, groundwater, wastewater, new technology, and landfill.

This section defines key environmental terms and says the rule on waters also applies to Finnish territorial waters and the exclusive economic zone.

This section defines key environmental terms used in the Act and gives the Government a power to issue more detailed rules on landfill definition.

This section defines key environmental terms such as emissions, environmental pollution, operator, and best available technique, and authorizes the Government to issue more detailed rules on landfill definition.

This section defines key environmental terms used in the law and says the Government Decree may give more detailed rules on landfill definitions.

This section defines key terms used in the law, such as emissions, environmental pollution, operator, landfill, groundwater, and emissions limit values.

The operator must know its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and how harmful effects can be reduced.

The operator must know its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and ways to reduce harmful effects.

The operator must be aware of its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and ways to reduce harmful impacts.

The operator must know its activities’ environmental impacts, environmental risks, risk management, and ways to reduce harmful effects.

The operator must be aware of its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and ways to reduce harmful impacts.

The operator must know its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and how harmful impacts can be reduced.

The operator must know its environmental impacts, environmental risks, how they are managed, and ways to reduce harmful effects.

The operator must be aware of its environmental impacts, environmental risks, their management, and ways to reduce harmful effects.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on järjestettävä toimintansa niin, että ympäristön pilaantuminen ehkäistään ennakolta ja päästöt pidetään mahdollisimman vähäisinä.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on ehkäistävä ympäristön pilaantuminen ennakolta, tai jos sitä ei voi kokonaan estää, rajoitettava se mahdollisimman vähäiseksi.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on ehkäistävä ympäristön pilaantumista ennakolta ja rajoitettava päästöt mahdollisimman vähäisiksi.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on ehkäistävä ympäristön pilaantuminen etukäteen ja, jos sitä ei voida täysin estää, rajoitettava se sekä päästöt mahdollisimman vähäisiksi.

The operator must organize its activities to prevent environmental pollution in advance and, if full prevention is not possible, reduce pollution and emissions as much as possible.

Operators must organize activities to prevent environmental pollution and, if prevention is not fully possible, limit it as much as possible.

The operator must organize its activities to prevent environmental pollution in advance, reduce pollution and emissions as much as possible, and follow applicable waste-law and chemical-safety principles.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on järjestettävä toimintansa niin, että ympäristön pilaantuminen ehkäistään ennalta, tai jos se ei ole täysin mahdollista, rajoitettava se mahdollisimman vähäiseksi.

Permit-required or registrable operators must prevent pollution by using best available technique, using energy efficiently, monitoring and reporting impacts and materials, and keeping enough expertise available.

Permit-required or registrable operators must prevent environmental pollution by using best available technique, using energy efficiently, monitoring emissions and impacts, providing necessary information to the authority, and ensuring sufficient expertise.

Permit-required or registrable operators must prevent pollution by using the best available technique, using energy efficiently, monitoring emissions and impacts, reporting needed information to the authority, and ensuring sufficient expertise.

Permit-, notification-, or registration-based activities must use pollution-prevention measures.

Operators of permit-based, notification-based, or registrable activities must take environmental pollution prevention measures and meet four specific requirements.

Operators of permit-, notification-, or registration-based activities must prevent environmental pollution by using best available techniques, using energy efficiently, monitoring emissions and impacts, reporting needed information, and ensuring adequate expertise.

An operator of a permit-, notification-, or registration-based activity must prevent environmental pollution by using best available technique, using energy efficiently, monitoring impacts and reporting necessary information to the authority, and having sufficient expertise.

Certain permit-, notification-, or registration-based activities must be run with pollution-prevention safeguards, including best available technology, efficient energy use, monitoring, reporting, and sufficient expertise.

The Government may issue more detailed rules to clarify the pollution-prevention duties in sections 7 and 8.

The Government may issue more detailed rules to clarify environmental pollution-prevention duties set out in sections 7 and 8.

Valtioneuvoston asetuksella voidaan antaa tarkempia säännöksiä ympäristön pilaantumisen ehkäisemistä koskevien velvollisuuksien täsmentämiseksi.

The Council of State may issue more detailed regulations to clarify environmental pollution prevention duties set out in sections 7 and 8.

The Government may issue more detailed decree provisions to specify pollution-prevention duties in sections 7 and 8.

The Government may issue more detailed regulations to specify pollution-prevention duties, including rules on emissions, monitoring, reporting, required expertise, and sludge restrictions.

The Government may issue more detailed regulations to clarify the pollution-prevention duties in sections 7 and 8.

Valtioneuvosto may issue more detailed regulations by decree to clarify pollution-prevention duties in sections 7 and 8.

Valtioneuvosto may issue more detailed regulations to prevent environmental pollution.

The Government may issue more detailed regulations to prevent environmental pollution.

The Government may issue more detailed environmental protection rules for the listed activities and sectors.

Valtioneuvosto voi antaa asetuksella tarkempia ympäristönsuojelumääräyksiä ympäristön pilaantumisen ehkäisemiseksi.

The Government Decree may issue more detailed rules to prevent environmental pollution.

Valtioneuvoston asetuksella voidaan antaa tarkempia ympäristön pilaantumisen ehkäisemistä koskevia säännöksiä.

Valtioneuvosto voi antaa asetuksella tarkempia ympäristönsuojelumääräyksiä eräistä toiminnoista ja toimialoista.

The Government may issue more detailed rules to prevent environmental pollution for certain activities.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should, where possible, be sited to avoid pollution and to prevent it.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should, where possible, be sited so they do not cause pollution or risk of pollution and so pollution can be prevented.

Pollution-risk activities should, where possible, be located so they do not cause pollution or a risk of pollution and so pollution can be prevented.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should, as far as possible, be located so they do not cause pollution or risk of pollution.

Activities that may pollute the environment should be located, where possible, so they do not cause pollution or pollution risk and so pollution can be prevented.

Environmental-pollution-risk activities should be located, where possible, so they do not cause pollution or a risk of pollution and so pollution can be prevented.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should, where possible, be sited so they do not cause pollution or a risk of pollution and so pollution can be prevented.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should, where possible, be located so they do not cause pollution or a risk of pollution.

Licensed or registrable activities must not be located in a way that conflicts with the detailed plan.

Permit-required or registrable activity must not be located contrary to the detailed plan.

Luvanvaraista tai rekisteröitävää toimintaa ei saa sijoittaa asemakaavan vastaisesti, ja sijoittamisen ei katsota saavan vaikeuttaa alueen käyttämistä kaavassa varattuun tarkoitukseen, kun alueella on voimassa maakuntakaava tai oikeusvaikutteinen yleiskaava.

Permit-required, notification-based, or registration-required activity may not be located contrary to the detailed plan.

Regulated activities must not be located contrary to the detailed plan, and placement must not make it harder to use land for the purpose reserved in a regional or binding general plan.

Permit-, notification-, or registration-based activities must not be located contrary to the detailed plan.

Luvanvaraista, ilmoituksenvaraista tai rekisteröitävää toimintaa ei saa sijoittaa asemakaavan vastaisesti.

Permit-required, notification-based, or registrable activity must not be located contrary to a detailed plan.

Peat production must not damage nationally or regionally significant natural values, but it may be sited in some exceptions, including on land already significantly altered by drainage.

Turvetuotantoa ei saa sijoittaa niin, että siitä aiheutuu valtakunnallisesti tai alueellisesti merkittävän luonnonarvon turmeltumista.

Peat production may not be sited so that nationally or regionally significant natural values are damaged, unless an exception in the section applies.

Turvetuotantoa ei saa sijoittaa niin, että siitä aiheutuu valtakunnallisesti tai alueellisesti merkittävän luonnonarvon turmeltumista.

Turvetuotantoa ei saa sijoittaa niin, että valtakunnallisesti tai alueellisesti merkittävä luonnonarvo turmeltuu, ellei jokin tekstissä mainituista poikkeuksista sovellu.

Peat production must not be located so that it damages nationally or regionally significant natural values, unless an exception in the section applies.

Turvetuotantoa ei saa sijoittaa niin, että se turmelee valtakunnallisesti tai alueellisesti merkittäviä luonnonarvoja, mutta poikkeuksia on esimerkiksi kaavoituksen, yleisen edun tai merkittävästi muuttuneen suoalueen perusteella.

Peat production must not be sited so that it harms nationally or regionally significant natural values, unless an exception in the section applies.

The operator must act immediately to prevent or minimize pollution if there is an immediate health hazard or other serious consequence, and must also act immediately when it discovers non-compliance with legal requirements.

The operator must promptly take necessary steps to prevent pollution, or to limit it as much as possible if it has already occurred, and must also promptly act to meet applicable legal requirements when it learns the activity is non-compliant.

The operator must act immediately to prevent or limit pollution if there is an immediate health hazard or other significant harm, and also must act immediately to bring the activity into compliance when non-compliance is noticed.

The operator must act immediately to prevent pollution or limit it as much as possible, and must also act immediately if it learns the activity does not meet legal or regulatory requirements.

The operator must immediately take necessary steps to prevent pollution or limit it as much as possible, and must also act immediately if the activity does not meet legal or ordered requirements.

The operator must promptly take necessary measures to prevent pollution, or to limit it as much as possible if pollution has already occurred, and must also promptly bring its activity into compliance if it notices non-compliance.

Toiminnanharjoittajan on toimittava viipymättä, jos toiminnasta aiheutuu tai uhkaa aiheutua terveyshaittaa tai muu merkittävä seuraus, ja myös silloin kun toiminta ei täytä lain vaatimuksia.

The operator must act immediately to prevent pollution or reduce it as much as possible, and must also act immediately to bring the activity into compliance if it does not meet legal requirements.

Certain licensed operators must prepare for accidents and unusual situations, including a risk-based preparedness plan and related equipment, instructions, testing, and training.

A permit-based operator must prepare for accidents and exceptional situations by making a risk-based preparedness plan, reserving needed equipment, issuing operating instructions, testing equipment, and training.

Luvanvaraisen toiminnan harjoittajan on varauduttava onnettomuuksiin ja muihin poikkeuksellisiin tilanteisiin, ja tietyissä tapauksissa laadittava riskinarviointiin perustuva varautumissuunnitelma sekä tehtävä siihen liittyviä valmistelu- ja harjoittelutoimia.

Operators of permit-based or notification-based activities must prepare in advance for accidents and other exceptional situations, and certain operators must also prepare a risk-based preparedness plan and related equipment, instructions, testing, and drills.

Certain permit- and notification-based operators must prepare in advance for accidents and other exceptional situations, and some operators must make a risk-based preparedness plan and related arrangements.

Certain licensed or notification-based operators must prepare in advance for accidents and other exceptional situations; some operators must also make a risk-based preparedness plan, keep needed equipment, write instructions, test equipment, and practice response measures.

Certain licensed and notification-based operators must prepare in advance for accidents and exceptional situations; some operators must also make a risk-based preparedness plan, keep needed equipment and instructions, test them, and practice response measures.

Luvanvaraisen tai ilmoituksenvaraisen toiminnan harjoittajan on varauduttava etukäteen onnettomuuksiin ja muihin poikkeustilanteisiin.

Soil must not be contaminated by leaving or releasing waste, substances, organisms, or microorganisms into the ground.

The section prohibits leaving or releasing waste, other substances, organisms, or microorganisms into land in a way that degrades soil quality enough to risk or harm health or the environment, or significantly reduce amenity values.

Soil must not be polluted by leaving or releasing waste, other substances, organisms, or microorganisms into the ground.

It is forbidden to leave or release waste, other substances, organisms, or microorganisms into the ground if it causes soil quality to deteriorate in a way that may harm health, the environment, amenity, or comparable public or private interests.

Soil must not be left with or receive waste, substances, organisms, or microorganisms in a way that causes harmful soil deterioration.

Do not leave or release waste, other substances, organisms, or microorganisms into land in a way that causes soil pollution.

Soil must not be polluted by leaving or releasing waste, other substances, organisms, or microorganisms into the ground in a way that degrades soil quality.

Soil must not be contaminated by leaving or releasing waste, substances, organisms, or microorganisms in a way that harms soil quality.

Ainetta, energiaa tai pieneliöitä ei saa panna, päästää tai johtaa tai käsitellä niin, että pohjaveden laatu vaarantuu tai heikkenee lain tarkoittamissa tilanteissa.

It is prohibited to place, release, conduct, or handle substances, energy, or microorganisms so that groundwater quality is harmed or a public/private interest is infringed. The government may issue more detailed rules by decree.

Groundwater must not be polluted by placing, releasing, directing, or handling substances, energy, or microorganisms so that the listed groundwater harms may occur.

It is forbidden to place, release, lead, or handle substances, energy, or microorganisms in a way that may harm groundwater quality or related interests.

Groundwater must not be contaminated in ways that can harm health, the environment, or groundwater quality; the Government may issue more detailed rules on dangerous substances.

Groundwater must not be contaminated by putting, releasing, leading, or handling substances, energy, or microorganisms in ways that create health or environmental harm or materially worsen groundwater quality.

The release, placement, discharge, or handling of substances, energy, or microorganisms is prohibited if it can harm groundwater quality or make groundwater unsuitable for use.

Ainetta, energiaa tai pieneliöitä ei saa käsitellä tai päästää pohjaveteen niin, että pohjaveden laatu vaarantuu tai heikkenee olennaisesti; valtioneuvosto voi antaa tästä tarkempia säännöksiä vaarallisista aineista.

Mereen ei saa Suomen maa-alueella, sisävesillä, aluevesillä tai talousvyöhykkeellä ryhtyä toimiin, joista voi aiheutua merensuojelulaissa tarkoitettua meren pilaantumista Suomen talousvyöhykkeen ulkopuolella; aluevesille tai talousvyöhykkeelle ei myöskään saa laskea jätettä tai muuta ainetta tai upottaa tai hylätä alusta, avomeriyksikköä tai ilma-alusta tietyissä tarkoituksissa.

This section bans actions in Finland that could cause marine pollution outside Finland’s exclusive economic zone, and bans dumping waste or other substances into territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone from ships, aircraft, vehicles, or offshore units, as well as throwing material from shore into the sea for dumping or abandonment.

It forbids certain dumping, sinking, and disposal activities in Finnish territorial waters and the economic zone, with an exception for dumping snow into the sea.

It prohibits actions that could cause marine pollution outside Finland’s territorial waters and bans dumping waste or other पदार्थ into territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone from vessels, aircraft, ice vehicles, offshore units, or from the shore, with an exception for dumping snow into the sea.

This section prohibits acts in Finland that could cause marine pollution outside Finland’s exclusive economic zone, and also bans dumping or abandoning waste or other matter into territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone in specified circumstances.

This section prohibits activities that could cause marine pollution outside Finland’s exclusive economic zone, and also bans dumping waste or other substances, or abandoning vessels, offshore units, or aircraft, into territorial waters or the exclusive economic zone. Snow dumping is exempt.

This section prohibits dumping or abandoning waste or other substances in Finland’s territorial waters or exclusive economic zone, and also prohibits acts causing marine pollution outside the exclusive economic zone.

Certain dumping or disposal actions are prohibited in Finnish land, inland waters, territorial waters, and the economic zone, with an exception for dumping snow into the sea.

In licensed or registrable activities, chemicals must not be used in a way that creates a significant risk of environmental pollution, and the operator should choose the least polluting chemical or method when reasonably possible.

Luvanvaraisen tai rekisteröitävän toiminnan harjoittajan on, kun se on kohtuudella mahdollista, valittava kemikaali tai menetelmä, josta aiheutuu vähiten ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa, eikä kemikaalia saa käyttää niin, että siitä aiheutuu merkittävää ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa.

Luvanvaraisessa tai rekisteröitävässä toiminnassa kemikaalia ei saa käyttää niin, että siitä aiheutuu merkittävää ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa, ja jos mahdollista, on valittava vähiten pilaantumista aiheuttava kemikaali tai menetelmä.

Kemikaalia ei saa käyttää luvanvaraisessa, ilmoituksenvaraisessa tai rekisteröitävässä toiminnassa niin, että siitä aiheutuu merkittävä ympäristön pilaantumisen vaara. Toiminnan harjoittajan on, jos se on kohtuudella mahdollista, valittava vähiten pilaantumisvaaraa aiheuttava kemikaali tai menetelmä.

Kemikaaleja ei saa käyttää siten, että niistä aiheutuu merkittävää ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa, ja toiminnan harjoittajan on mahdollisuuksien mukaan valittava vähiten pilaantumista aiheuttava kemikaali tai menetelmä.

Operators in licensed, notified, or registrable activities must not use chemicals in a way that creates a significant risk of environmental pollution, and they should choose the least-polluting chemical or method when reasonably possible.

Kemikaalia ei saa käyttää luvanvaraisessa, ilmoituksenvaraisessa tai rekisteröitävässä toiminnassa niin, että siitä aiheutuu merkittävää ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa. Jos se on kohtuudella mahdollista, toiminnan harjoittajan on valittava vähiten pilaantumisvaaraa aiheuttava kemikaali tai menetelmä.

Luvanvaraisessa, ilmoituksenvaraisessa tai rekisteröitävässä toiminnassa kemikaalia ei saa käyttää niin, että siitä aiheutuu merkittävää ympäristön pilaantumisen vaaraa. Jos se on kohtuudella mahdollista, toiminnan harjoittajan on valittava vaihtoehdoista vähiten pilaantumista aiheuttava kemikaali tai menetelmä.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should be carried out carefully and cautiously, using appropriate and cost-effective measures to prevent pollution.

In activities that may cause environmental pollution, care and caution must be used to prevent pollution, and cost-effective combinations of measures should be used.

In activities that may cause environmental pollution, the guiding principles are to act with care and caution and to use appropriate, cost-effective combinations of measures to prevent pollution.

Activities that may cause environmental pollution should be carried out carefully and cautiously, and with suitable, cost-effective measures to prevent pollution.

In activities that may cause environmental pollution, the guiding principles are to act carefully and cautiously and to use environmentally appropriate, cost-effective combinations of measures.

In activities that may cause environmental pollution, the stated principles are to act carefully and cautiously to prevent pollution and to use appropriate, cost-effective combinations of measures.

In activities that risk environmental pollution, the principles are to act carefully and cautiously, and to use appropriate, cost-effective combinations of measures to prevent pollution.

Environmental pollution-risk activities must follow due care and precaution, and use suitable, cost-effective measures to prevent pollution.

This section assigns oversight and competence roles to Finnish environmental authorities.

This section assigns environmental oversight and related authority roles to several Finnish public bodies.

The provision assigns supervision, monitoring, development, and authority roles to Finnish environmental authorities.

This section assigns environmental oversight and authority tasks to several Finnish government bodies.

This section assigns environmental oversight and permitting duties to named Finnish authorities.

This section assigns environmental administration duties to named Finnish authorities.

The provision assigns supervisory and regulatory tasks to several Finnish authorities.

This section assigns environmental oversight and permitting tasks to several Finnish authorities.

Kunnan ympäristönsuojeluviranomainen hoitaa kunnan ympäristönsuojeluun liittyvät lupa- ja valvontatehtävät ja voi käyttää ympäristönsuojelun yleisen edun puhevaltaa päätöksenteossa.

The municipal environmental authority handles the municipality’s permit and supervision tasks under this law and may speak for the general environmental interest in decisions under the law.

The municipal environmental protection authority handles the municipality’s permit and supervision tasks under this Act and may speak for the general environmental interest in decision-making.

The municipal environmental protection authority handles the municipality’s permit, supervision, and notification tasks under this Act.

The municipal environmental protection authority handles the Act’s permit, supervision, and notification matters, and may speak for the environmental public interest in decisions under the Act.

The municipal environmental protection authority handles the municipality’s permit, supervision, and notification tasks under this law.

The municipal environmental protection authority handles the municipality’s permit, supervision, and notification duties under this law, and it may speak for the general environmental interest in decision-making.

Kunnan ympäristönsuojeluviranomainen hoitaa kunnan ympäristönsuojelutehtäviä ja voi siirtää toimivaltaansa viranhaltijalle lain 7 §:n mukaisesti.

The state supervisory authority and the municipal environmental protection authority are general supervisory authorities under this Act. Each must inform the other authority about deficiencies found in supervision. The ELY Centre also supervises compliance under this Act and certain related EU/CAP rules.

This section names the general supervisory authorities under the Act and requires each authority to inform the other about deficiencies found in supervision.

The environmental supervision authorities are the ELY Centre and the municipal environmental protection authority, and they must notify each other of deficiencies found in supervision.

The ELY Centre and the municipal environmental protection authority are general supervisory authorities under this law, and they must notify each other of deficiencies found in supervision.

The ELY Centre and the municipal environmental protection authority are general supervisory authorities, and they must notify each other of deficiencies found in supervision.

The ELY Centre and the municipal environmental protection authority are general supervisory authorities under this Act, and they must notify each other of deficiencies found in supervision.

This section names the general supervisory authorities and requires each authority to inform the other about deficiencies found during supervision.

Two supervisory authorities are named, and each must notify the other authority of deficiencies found in supervision.

This section lists which authorities supervise compliance with certain government decrees and this Act within their respective areas.

Several authorities are responsible for supervising compliance with specified government decrees and, in one case, the law itself, within their respective sectors.

This section names the authorities that supervise compliance with certain decrees and rules in their respective fields.

This section lists which authorities supervise compliance with several government decrees and the Act in their respective sectors.

Several named authorities must supervise compliance and, in some cases, act as market surveillance authorities for specific product rules.

Several authorities are designated to supervise compliance with specified government decrees and the law, and some are named market surveillance authorities for particular product areas.

Several named authorities are responsible for supervising compliance with specific government decrees and, in some cases, for market surveillance.

This section names several authorities that supervise compliance with specified government decrees and, for some bodies, act as market surveillance authorities.