Environmental protection regulations supplement the Environmental Protection Act and the decrees issued under it. The purpose of the regulations is to prevent environmental pollution according to the Environmental Protection Act, considering local conditions.
The environmental protection regulations of the City of Hämeenlinna apply to the entire area of the City of Hämeenlinna. The environmental protection regulations of the Municipality of Hattula apply to the entire area of the Municipality of Hattula. The regulations are binding.
Regulations have been issued, for example, on the following matters:
treatment of domestic wastewater
construction site water
spreading of livestock manure
particularly disturbing and temporary noise
small-scale recovery of waste in earthworks
storage of chemicals
decommissioning of underground oil tanks
geothermal heating systems
Environmental Protection provides advice on matters concerning the content of the regulations and supervises compliance with the regulations in Hämeenlinna and Hattula.
Environmental protection regulations of the City of Hämeenlinna
The environmental protection regulations of the City of Hämeenlinna have been renewed by decision of the City Council on 19 May 2025, Section 52, and they entered into force on 1 June 2025. You can view the regulations and the grounds for them below.
Environmental protection regulations of the Municipality of Hattula
The environmental protection regulations of the Municipality of Hattula have been issued by decision of the Municipal Council on 20 May 2026, Section 29, and they entered into force on 1 June 2026. You can view the regulations and the grounds for them below.
Deviation from Environmental Protection Regulations
Environmental Protection may, in individual cases, grant an exemption from the environmental protection regulations. There must be a special reason for the exemption. An exemption from a regulation must not cause environmental pollution or the risk thereof, nor jeopardize the achievement of the objectives of the environmental protection regulations.
Apply for an exemption with a free-form application. Submit the free-form application by email to Environmental Protection at kaupunkirakenne@hameenlinna.fi.
Environmental Protection will issue an decision that can be appealed. A fee will be charged for processing the application.
Deviation application process
Free-form application
Supplementing the application if necessary
Requests for statements, hearing of parties, and public notice if necessary
Decision by the official
Notice of the decision to the party and public notice if necessary
Invoicing
Appeal period
The decision is legally valid if it is not appealed.
Background and legislation
Provisions on environmental protection regulations are laid down in Section 202 of the Environmental Protection Act (527/2014).
