The Environment Centre of Vantaa
- Address
Kielotie 20 C, 4. floor
01300Vantaa
Finland- Postal address
- P.O. Box 8801, 01030 City of Vantaa
- Phone
- +358 50 318 1648 (local network charge/mobile call charge)
Contacts
Introduction
The environmental protection focuses on large-scale environmental issues such as protection of biodiversity and functionality of nature, prevention of land contamination, land use planning, and development of environmental management.
The environmental health takes care of issues that directly affect people's health such as health protection, food safety and animal protection.
The Environmental Committee together with other authorities are responsible for the performance of the Environment Centre.
Contact and opening hours
- Address
Kielotie 20 C, 4. floor
01300Vantaa
Finland- Postal address
- P.O. Box 8801, 01030 City of Vantaa
- Phone
- +358 50 318 1648 (local network charge/mobile call charge)
- Opening hours
Valid for the time being:
- Mon-Fri 9.00-15.00
Services
If you suspect that an animal is being treated in violation of the Animal Welfare Act, please contact the animal welfare authorities, which include the city's veterinarians and health inspectors and the police.
The Environment Centre of Vantaa controls the safety and health-related quality of food as well as compliance with food regulations.
If you suspect that food, drinking water or bathing water has made you ill, please report it to the Environment Centre as quickly as possible.
Environmental Health Services are responsible for the quality control of drinking and bathing water as well as monitoring health matters related to housing and indoor air. Control activities are also carried out, for example, in schools and day care centres, nursing homes and public sports...
The Environment Centre investigates health hazards in cases where the owner of a building fails to carry out the necessary investigations and take corrective action.
In-house control is part of the food business operator's own quality assurance process. It includes an own-check plan and related measures.
Bathing water quality at public beaches is monitored with regular sampling.
You must notify the authorities is you start or close a food business. A notification must also be filed if you make significant changes to your food business activities or the business operator changes.
Food business operators must report a food poisoning incident immediately to the food control authorities of the City of Vantaa.
Accessibility
The route to the main entrance
- The 2 accessible parking spaces are located outdoors under 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking spaces is at least 3.6 m.
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is guided, smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
In the facility
- The customer service point is located on floor 4.
- For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The doors in the customer service point stand out clearly.
- The customer service point has an accessible toilet on the same floor.
- Address
Kielotie 20 C, 4. floor
01300Vantaa
Finland- Postal address
- P.O. Box 8801, 01030 City of Vantaa
- Phone
- +358 50 318 1648 (local network charge/mobile call charge)