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Acts and obligations

Legal basis

Section 6 Open fire

Campfires or other open fires may not be lit if, because of drought, wind or other reasons, the conditions are such that there is a manifest risk of a forest fire, grass fire or other fire.

Open fires may not be made on someone else’s land without the landowner’s permission.

Regional rescue authorities may, on reasonable grounds, prohibit the making of open fires in their rescue service regions or parts of them for a specific period of time. Information on the decision shall be provided to the extent necessary.

Section 7 Prescribed burning

Notwithstanding the provisions of section 6, prescribed burning is also allowed during dry spells provided that it is carried out with particular care, unless otherwise provided in section 6(3).

The prescribed burning of forest land shall always be carried out under the supervision of forestry professionals who are familiar with the practices of prescribed burning.

Section 8 Duty to notify

The party carrying out prescribed burning shall notify the rescue department of the prescribed burning in advance. The duty to notify also applies to other use of fire that generates a substantial amount of smoke.

Section 106 Penalties

A fine may be imposed for a rescue violation for anyone who

  • deliberately or carelessly lights an open fire or other open fires may not be lit when a wildfire warning has been issued or if, because of drought, wind or other reasons, the conditions are such that there is a manifest risk of a wildfire or other fire
  • carries out the prescribed burning of forest land without the supervision of a forestry professional
  • neglects the duty to notify the rescue department of prescribed burning or other use of fire that generates a substantial amount of smoke

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Instructions

  • A notification must always be made to the regional rescue authority of prescribed burning and any use of fire that generates a substantial amount of smoke. Other open fires need not be notified.
  • Open fires such as campfires, disposable barbecues, burning twigs, etc. open fires are always completely prohibited during a wildfire warning issued by the Finnish Meteorological Institute. Sending this fire notice does not authorize the lighting of an open fire while the warnings are in effect.
  • Always check the Finnish Meteorological Institute's current wildfire, wind and other warnings before lightning open fire. If there are valid warnings in your area, postpone the fire and only carry it out in safe conditions. Fill and send the fire notification only then.
  • In addition, making an open fire is always prohibited if the conditions due to drought, wind or other reason are such that there is an obvious risk of wildfire or other fire.
  • Check whether the burning of garden waste is allowed in the area of your home municipality. Check the potential restrictions for the burning of garden waste from the waste management regulations of your area and the building ordinance of your home municipality/city.

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Submitting the notification

Electronically: Fill out the notification "Print" a copy and click "Submit". Mandatory fields are marked with an asterisk (*).
By post:  The notification can also be sent by post. Fill out the form and click Print at the end of the form. Be sure to include all the necessary attachments in the letter. Mail the notification to the address of the regional rescue department concerned. Check the address of the regional rescue department.

Acceptance and terms

The data will be processed at the rescue department of the municipality associated with the report. For more information the description of file, privacy policy and processing of your personal data, see the website of your local rescue department.

Attachments to the notification

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Notifier's details

Notification sector - details of the fire

Details of the person in charge who carries out the burning or prescribed burning

Information of burning place

Select a municipality (required*). The notification will be sent to the rescue department of the selected location automatically when you press the Send button at the end.

Burning details

Save/Print

If you want to save or print the report, please select the Print button before submitting. You can save the report in the Print window by selecting ’Save as PDF’ or ’Print as PDF. You can print or save a blank form, if needed. Not all browsers support saving the report form. After saving/printing, go to Submit.


Submit

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Select Submit to finish. You will receive a message that your form has been successfully submitted. If you do not receive a message, check that you filled in all the mandatory fields marked with an asterisk (*). Also check that the total size of the attachments does not exceed 7 MB and that you used the correct file formats. The information is sent to and processed by the regional rescue department of the municipality indicated on the report.