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Legislation and regulations on transport of dangerous goods

The necessary care and precaution shall be taken in the transport of dangerous goods (TDG) and related other activity by taking into consideration the goods transported as well as its quantity and dangerousness and the mode of transport. The purpose of the regulations is to prevent and avert any damage or hazard which the transport of dangerous goods may cause to people, the environment or property.

A packer, consignor, shipper, loader, carrier, driver and consignee of dangerous goods as well as anyone else affecting the safety and security of the transport shall for their part ensure the taking of measures necessary to prevent accidents and their harmful consequences to persons, the environment and property.

The Act and Decree on all modes of transport apply to the transport of dangerous goods. The Act does not apply to the transport of dangerous goods in bulk by a bulk carrier ship or transport by a liquid or gas tanker ship, or the storage, movement or other handling of dangerous goods taking place on factory or warehouse premises provided that the measure is not integral to transport by road, rail, ship or air.

The Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods:

1) by road;

2) by rail;

3) by air within the territory of Finland and by a Finnish aircraft outside of the territory of Finland;

4) by ship within Finnish waters and by a Finnish ship outside of Finnish waters.

The Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods also within any harbour area, aerodrome or other terminal.

The provisions of this Act on transport by road apply to the transport of dangerous goods within any off-road area referred to in the Off-Road Traffic Act (1710/1995).

The provisions of this Act on transport by rail apply to the transport of dangerous goods within the urban rail transport rail network referred to in the Rail Transport Act (1302/2018).

541/2023Valid from: 01/09/2023

By decision of the Government, the following is enacted under the Act on the Transport of Dangerous Goods (541/2023).

925/2023Valid from: 01/09/2023

13.02.2025 Consolidated text: Directive 2008/68/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods

2008/68Valid from: 20/10/2008

20.5.2024 Consolidated text: Directive (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 19 October 2022 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road (codification)

23.6.2025: Adapting Annexes I and II: Commission Delegated Directive (EU) 2025/1801 adapting to scientific and technical progress Annexes I and II to Directive (EU) 2022/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road

(EU) 2022/1999Valid from: 13/11/2022

Directive 2010/35/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 June 2010 on transportable pressure equipment and repealing Council Directives 76/767/EEC, 84/525/EEC, 84/526/EEC, 84/527/EEC and 1999/36/EC

2010/35/EUValid from: 20/07/2010

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