Building supervision
Last updated: 07.09.2026
Building control services use regional division based on municipal districts.
In matters related to construction advice and guidance, dealing with permits or ordering inspections, contact the building inspector in your area.
We serve you by phone and e-mail. Permit transactions can be handled normally through our electronic transaction service.
The processing time for permits is approx. 2 months.
Archive services
The archived building drawings of the Building Control and printouts of real estate and building information are ordered through the electronic transaction service.
The service works as an webshop, where orders are also paid as an online payment.
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Electronic services
Building control has an electronic transaction service for applying for construction-related permits and for transactions during construction.
The right to build is determined in urban planning areas according to the efficiency number of the plot indicated in the urban planning.
The general plans may also contain regulations on the amount of building rights. If there is no entry in the general plan about the right to build on the building site marked in the general plan, the right to build in the general plan is determined in a sparsely populated area in accordance with the provisions of the building code.
Building right inquiries will possibly be discussed at the weekly meeting of building supervision and land use, the matter will be announced after the discussion.
Inquiries are addressed directly to building inspectors, preferably by email.
The Accident Investigation Board issued 21.5.2026 An accident threat notification regarding cement fiber balcony panels. Strength tests found that cement fiber panels are not suitable for fall protection or to prevent falls.
Cement fiber boards have been widely used on balconies in Finland, for example in apartment buildings built in the 1960s–1980s. The Hollola Building Control Authority instructs housing companies and other property owners to take steps to ensure the safety of the boards on balconies and terraces if the building has cement fiber boards as fall protection.
The Building Control Authority also instructs the housing companies in question to consider prohibiting the use of balconies and terraces until the safety of fall protection has been ensured. The building owner is responsible for ensuring that the building is safe.
In the future, Hollola's building supervision will require that construction permit applications for renovations present solutions for balcony protection panels if cement fiber boards are used as fall protection and the construction work concerns balconies.
In addition, during on-site supervision, attention is paid to whether cement fiber boards have been used on the balconies in the building, and if necessary, further clarifications are requested.
The Finnish Facade Association has issued instructions for housing associations on checking balcony structures. It is published at:
There is a desire to address the risks of sheet-clad balcony railings – The Finnish Facade Association has published temporary guidelines – The Finnish Facade Association
The new Construction Act has come into force 1.1.2025. Permit procedures and the requirement for permits for various activities have changed with the new law. Permit applications submitted before 1.1.2025 January XNUMX will be processed in accordance with the Land Use and Building Act in force at that time.
Local regulations related to construction and the need for a permit are laid down in the municipality's building ordinance. Hollola's construction order is currently being revised and it will enter into force in the spring of 2025.
All the practical effects of the new law will become more detailed when the regulations to be issued under the law are finalized and the application of the new regulations begins to form established practices. For questions related to the need for a permit and permit procedures, you can get more information from the building inspector in your area.