Housing and health

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Residential health advice will advise you on matters related to indoor air, moisture, mould and noise in your dwelling.

Here you can find information on a dwelling inspection if you suspect a health hazard in your home.

Here you can find information on how to apply for a smoking ban in your housing community.

The tap water in Helsinki is of good quality. The owner of a well is responsible for the quality of the well water.

If you find insects in your apartment, you can use the information and images on this site to identify and prevent pests.

Helsinki Region Environmental Services HSY (Link leads to external service)provides waste management services to residents in the Helsinki metropolitan area and Kirkkonummi.

You can bring waste, such as old furniture, garden waste and scrap metal, to be recycled on the Sortti waste sorting stations(Link leads to external service).