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The new Building Act entered into force in Finland at the beginning of 2025. On 17 December 2024, Parliament also approved the amendments to the Act.
With the new law:
- The existing action and building permits will be combined into a single building permit. The purpose of this unified permit system is to streamline the permit process.
- Climate change mitigation will become part of construction legislation: a climate report will be required for a large proportion of new buildings. The carbon footprint of these new buildings must not exceed the thresholds set for each use category.
- A new siting permit for clean energy transition projects will be introduced. This separate siting permit allows bypassing land use planning in industrial clean energy transition projects.
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