The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, or Tukes ( fi, Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto, previously , sv, Säkerhets- och kemikalieverket) is an agency within the

Ministry of Employment and the Economy The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment (TEM, fi, työ- ja elinkeinoministeriö, ) is one of the ministries of the Finnish Government. The ministry implements industry, labor, and local development policies. There are two ministerial p ...

Finland Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...

. Its task is to monitor and enforce safety and regulations compliance in technology, chemicals and hazardous materials, workplace safety and consumer and product safety. It is the Member State Competent Authority (MSCA) for the

European Union The European Union (EU) is a supranational political and economic union of member states that are located primarily in Europe. The union has a total area of and an estimated total population of about 447million. The EU has often been des ...

REACH, CLP, BPD and SEVESO III regulations in Finland. However, food, medications and medical safety are governed by different agencies (

Evira Finnish Food Safety Authority (Evira, Finnish: Elintarviketurvallisuusvirasto, Swedish Livsmedelssäkerhetsverket) is a centralised body operating under the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry in Finland. Its statutory purpose is to ensure foo ...

, Fimea and

Valvira The National Supervisory Authority for Welfare and Health (Valvira; fi, Sosiaali- ja terveysalan lupa- ja valvontavirasto, sv, Tillstånds- och tillsynsverket för social- och hälsovården) is a centralised body operating under the Ministry of ...

, respectively). Its main divisions are: * Facilities and mines monitoring * Products and equipment monitoring * Support and development services * Chemical products monitoring

External links

* Safety and Chemicals Agency

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