Website www.tukes.fi/en/ | ||
Parent department Ministry of Employment and the Economy | ||
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency, or Tukes (Finnish: Turvallisuus- ja kemikaalivirasto, previously Turvatekniikan keskus, Swedish: Säkerhets- och kemikalieverket) is an agency within the Ministry of Employment and the Economy of Finland. Its task is to monitor and enforce safety and regulations compliance in technology, chemicals and hazardous materials, workplace safety and consumer and product safety. However, food, medications and medical safety are governed by different agencies (Evira, Fimea and Valvira, respectively).
Its main divisions are:
References
Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA