The Finnish Government Decree on the Safety of Machinery includes a list of types of machinery that must undergo EC type examination. EC type examination can only be carried out by what are called “notified bodies”, organisations certified to carry out EC type examination in one of the Member States of the EU. Finland has designated a number of notified bodies to carry out inspections on machinery governed by the Machinery Directive and communicated their contact details to the European Commission.

Public authorities cannot carry out EC type examination but they are responsible for ensuring the continued competence of notified bodies. The authorities also perform checks to verify the regulatory compliance of machinery in places of work and at points of sale and ensure that all necessary type examinations are carried out.

Notified bodies in Finland

Inspecta Tarkastus Oy (formerly Fimtekno 599) (NB 0424)

Certified to inspect vehicle service lifts and machinery designed to lift people or people and goods to heights of more than three metres (type examination, full quality-assurance procedure)

Visiting address:	Miestentie 3, Espoo, Finland	tel. 010 521 600
Post address:	PL 94, 02151 Espoo, Finland	fax 010 521 6211
		www.inspecta.fi

SGS FIMKO Ltd (NB 0598)

Certified to inspect woodworking machinery and chainsaws (type examination, full quality-assurance procedure)

Visiting address:	Särkiniementie 3, Helsinki, Finland	tel. 09 696 361
Post address:	SGS FIMKO Oy, PL 30, 00211 Helsinki, Finland	fax (09) 692 5474
		www.sgs.fi

Eurofins Expert Services Oy (formerly VTT Expert Services Oy) (NB 0537)

Certified to inspect vehicle service lifts and machinery designed to lift people or people and goods to heights of more than three metres (type examination, full quality-assurance procedure)

Visiting address:	Tekniikankatu 1, 33720 Tampere, Finland	tel. 020 722 3255
Post address:	VTT, PL 1300, 33101 Tampere, Finland	fax 020 722 3499
		www.vtt.fi

Natural Resources Institute Finland / Measurement and Standardisation (Vakola) (NB 0504)

Certified to inspect woodworking machinery incorporating circular saws, combinations of woodworking machinery, chainsaws, rollover protection structures (ROPS) and falling object protective structures (FOPS) (type examination)

Visiting address:	Vakolantie 55, Vihti, Finland	tel. 029 532 6000
Post address:	MTT/VAKOLA, Vakolantie 55, 03400 Vihti, Finland
		www.luke.fi

Inspecta Tarkastus Oy (see above for contact details) has been deemed competent to carry out type examinations on cableway installations in Finland.

The Finnish Institute of Occupational Health has been deemed competent to carry out type examinations on personal protective equipment in Finland.

Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (NB 0403)

Visiting address:	Topeliuksenkatu 41 a A, Helsinki, Finland	tel. 030 4741
Post address:		fax 030 474 2779
		www.ttl.fi