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Act on the Verification of Qualifications The new Construction Act that entered into force in the beginning of 2025 lays down provisions on qualification requirements in construction and the verification procedure for qualifications. Provisions on...https://ym.fi/en/act-on-the-verification-of-qualifications
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Construction Act streamlines construction and promotes emission reductions and circular economy The Construction Act entered into force on 1 January 2025. The time limit for the processing of construction permits, calculation of the carbon footpri...https://ym.fi/en/construction-act
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The National Building Code of Finland The Land Use and Building Act (132/1999) specifies the general conditions concerning building, substantive technical requirements, building permit procedure and building supervision by the authorities. The sub...https://ym.fi/en/the-national-building-code-of-finland
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Circular economy innovations, digitalisation and competence This is how we implement the Circular Economy Programme Digitalisation is essential for the circular economy to become a reality. The new business practices and operating methods of the c...https://ym.fi/en/strategic-programme-to-promote-a-circular-economy/circular-economy-innovations-digitalisation-and-skills
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Circular Economy Act The Ministry of the Environment has launched a process to prepare a new Circular Economy Act. The Circular Economy Act will replace the Waste Act currently in force. The reform will implement several items of the Programme of ...https://ym.fi/en/circular-economy-act
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Low-carbon Built Environment Programme The Low-carbon Built Environment Programme supports the green transition of the built environment with total funding of EUR 40 million. The programme aims to boost the development and dissemination of product...https://ym.fi/en/low-carbon-built-environment
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26.5.2026 | Today, the Ministry of the Environment informed the Finnish Supervisory Agency and, together with the Association of Finnish Local and Regional Authorities, the municipal building control authorities about the accident in Helsinki in September 2025 and the progress of the investigations. Based on the tests, the Safety Investigation Authority issued a press release and an accident threat notification on 21 May 2026 concerning fibre cement boards used in balcony railings.https://ym.fi/en/-/ministry-of-the-environment-requests-municipalities-to-contact-those-who-have-undertaken-construction-projects-to-ensure-that-balcony-railings-comply-with-requirements
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27.4.2026 | By its decision, the Ministry of the Environment has extended the approval of the qualifications of building designers and site managers approved by all construction supervision authorities of municipalities between 1 January 2020 and 31 December 2024 as qualifications under the Construction Act until 1 January 2030.https://ym.fi/en/-/qualifications-of-building-designers-and-site-managers-approved-by-construction-supervision-in-2020-2024-extended-until-2030
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Municipal climate change solutions programme (2018–2023) Municipalities and local governments have a key role as Finland aims to be carbon neutral by 2035. They serve as the platforms, facilitators, boosters and catalysts for local and regional cl...https://ym.fi/en/municipal-climate-change-solutions-programme-2018-2023
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Project Ryhti - Built environment information system The built environment constantly produces valuable information that can be used to influence the functionality, healthiness and energy efficiency of the environment we live in, and climate chang...https://ym.fi/en/-/Ryhti-hanke
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Ecodesign Directive and the Energy Labelling Directive The number and importance of regulations on the energy efficiency of products are increasing continuously. Under the EU's Ecodesign and Energy Labelling directives, requirements are set on the...https://ym.fi/en/ecodesign-directive-and-the-energy-labelling-directive
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Chemicals The Ministry of the Environment aims to generate knowledge of the risks posed by hazardous substances and to prevent such risks from causing any significant environmental or health hazards. The environmental hazards associated with chemi...https://ym.fi/en/chemicals
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Project Ryhti - Built environment information system The built environment constantly produces valuable information that can be used to influence the functionality, healthiness and energy efficiency of the environment we live in, and climate chang...https://ym.fi/en/-/project-ryhti
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Project Ryhti - Built environment information system The built environment constantly produces valuable information that can be used to influence the functionality, healthiness and energy efficiency of the environment we live in, and climate chang...https://ym.fi/en/project-ryhti
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Municipal Climate Solutions Programme accelerated climate work in municipalities and regions More than 60% of Finns live in municipalities that aim for carbon neutrality or an emission reduction of at least 80% by 2030, five years before Finland’s...https://ym.fi/en/municipal-climate-solutions-programme
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One-stop services and streamlined permit procedures The one-stop services project of the Ministry of the Environment has supported the reform of the regional state administration and development of the one-stop service. To make the one-stop servic...https://ym.fi/en/onestop
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Circular economy market This is how we implement the Circular Economy Programme Estimates for the value of the global market supporting the circular economy are in hundreds of billions of euros. The circular economy and technological advances offe...https://ym.fi/en/strategic-programme-to-promote-a-circular-economy/circular-economy-market
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Call for applications: Low-carbon Built Environment Programme, 5th call for applications VN/32927/2023 CORRECTION NOTICE: The call for applications was corrected on 15.1.2024 to correspond to the purpose and objectives of the call for applications...https://ym.fi/en/application-notice-low-carbon-built-environment-programme
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11.5.2026 | 1 (2) Decision 24 April 2026 VN/12997/2026 VN/12997/2026-YM-1 Decision of the Ministry of the Environment on the Approval of Qualifications as Qualifications under the Act on the Verification of the Qualifications of Persons Serving in Building De...https://ym.fi/documents/1410903/248663305/Ministry%E2%80%99s%20decisions%20on%20qualifications%20verified%20earlier%2024.4.2026.pdf/ed8eb4f3-900c-be81-8ac3-f910fa08ea83?t=1778493906564
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5.8.2025 | Representatives of UN Member States will negotiate on the Global Plastics Treaty in Geneva, Switzerland on 5–14 August. The negotiation situation is very challenging, and there is also an increasing political pressure to reach an agreement. The demanding foreign policy situation has also made the negotiations on the Global Plastics Treaty more difficult.https://ym.fi/en/-/solutions-for-global-plastics-treaty-to-be-sought-in-geneva-on-5-14-august