Chemicals control in Finland Chemicals Product Control moves to
Tukes on 1st January 2011 Chemicals Product Control will be
centralized in Safety Technology Authority, which will be
renamed as the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). The
majority of information on chemicals at www.environment.fi will
be transferred to www.tukes.fi/chemicals on 3rd January 2011.
Information on International Chemicals Conventions (POP, PIC,
ozone depleting substances, fluorinated greenhouse gases) and
hazardous substances in the environment will remain at
www.environment.fi. The Finnish Chemicals legislation is in
accordance with the EC chemicals legislation. Choosing the
proper chemicals Making the proper choices when considering
which chemicals to use can prevent damage to the environment.
Finnish chemicals legislation obliges the users of chemicals to
assess whether the use of harmful chemicals could be avoided by
replacing them with other chemicals, or by using other methods.
Manufacturers or distributors of chemica