Laws of Finland

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39 laws on this page

Act on combating Oil Pollution on Land of 1974

Act · Made 1974-12-12

Repealed

Act on Energy Authorities (13.12.2013/870)

Act · Made 2013-12-13

Act on expropriation permits for certain projects affecting the use of the environment (No. 768 of 2004)

Act · Made 2004-08-13

Act on mandatory storage of imported fuels (No. 1070 of 1994)

Act · Made 1994-11-28

Act on separation and storage of carbon dioxide (2012/416)

Act · Made 2012-06-29

Act on temporary taxation of profits within the electricity industry and the fossil fuel sector (No. 363 of 2023)

Act · Made 2023-03-23

Act on the electricity and natural gas charges (21.12.2012/950)

Act · Made 2012-12-21

Act on the Liability for Oil Pollution from Ships (No. 401 of 1980)

Act · Made 1980-05-30

Act on the Oil Pollution Compensation Fund (No. 379 of 1974)

Act · Made 1989-08-14

Act on the Prohibition of Energy Extraction from Coal (2019/416)

Act · Made 2019-03-20

Act on the promotion of the use of renewable fuels for transport (No. 446 of 2007)

Act · Made 2007-04-13

Act on the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions from certain fuels (No. 170 of 2018)

Act · Made 2018-03-09

Act on the separation of operators of natural gas transmission networks (No. 588 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-08-25

Act on the supervision of the electricity and gas market (9.8.2013/590)

Act · Made 2013-08-09

Act promoting the use of biofuels (2019/418)

Act · Made 2019-03-29

Carbon neutral Finland 2035 – national climate and energy strategy

policy · Made 2022-09

Climate Programme for Finnish Agriculture – Steps towards Climate Friendly Food 2014

policy · Made 2014

Decision of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on flammable liquids (No. 313 of 1985)

Regulation · Made 1985-04-15

Decision of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on the handling and storage of hazardous chemicals at distribution stations (No. 415 of 1998)

Regulation · Made 1998-06-01

Decision of the Ministry of Trade and Industry on the periodic inspection of underground oil tanks (No. 344 of 1983)

Regulation · Made 1983-03-30

Decree No. 169 of 2000 on environmental protection (Environmental Protection Decree)

Regulation · Made 2001-02-18

Repealed

Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry amending the Decree on producer organizations in the fruit and vegetables sectors (No. 553 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2013-07-13

Finland's Integrated Energy and Climate Plan

policy · Made 2019

Government Decision on oil waste management (No. 101 of 1997)

Regulation · Made 1997-01-30

Repealed

Government Decision on the limitation of emissions of volatile organic compounds during the storage and distribution of gasoline (No. 468 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-06-19

Government Decision on the sulfur content of coal (No. 888 of 1987)

Regulation · Made 1987-11-26

Government Decree on arsenic, cadmium, mercury, nickel and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the air (No. 164 of 2007)

Regulation · Made 2007-02-08

Government Decree on environmental protection requirements for liquid fuel distribution stations (No. 314 of 2020)

Regulation · Made 2020-05-07

Government Decree on liability for oil damage (No. 852 of 1996)

Regulation · Made 1996-11-15

Government Decree on safety in the handling of natural gas (No. 551 of 2009)

Regulation · Made 2009-07-09

Government Decree on the monitoring of the handling and storage of hazardous chemicals (No. 685 of 2015)

Regulation · Made 2015-05-21

Government Decree on the quality requirements for motor gasoline, diesel oil, and certain other liquid fuels (No. 883 of 2022)

Regulation · Made 2022-11-10

Government Decree on the restriction of emissions from large combustion plants (No. 936 of 2014)

Regulation · Made 2014-11-13

Government Decree on the sulfur content in heavy fuel oil and light fuel oil (No. 908 of 2022)

Regulation · Made 2022-11-17

Government Decree on the sulphur content of heavy fuel oil, light fuel oil and marine gas oil (No. 689 of 2006)

Regulation · Made 2006-08-03

Government Decree on waste incineration (No. 151 of 2013)

Regulation · Made 2013-02-14

Government Decree on waste (No. 978 of 2021)

Regulation · Made 2021-11-18

Natural Gas Market Act (31.5.2000/508)

Act · Made 2000-05-31

Natural gas market Act (No. 587 of 2017)

Act · Made 2017-08-25