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A street, a square or a park can be used as a work area with the city’s approval. Such work may include building work, moving, lifting work, property renovation, snow removal from roofs, film and TV productions or placing a demountable container on the street. Read more in the instructions for using public space as a work area.
If necessary, you can contact inspectors (pdf) by telephone or by email at luvat@hel.fi.
If you need to do excavation work on a street, on a pedestrian or cycling lane, on a square or in a park, read in the instructions below, what you need to do before beginning the work .
Work
completion
The work is considered complete once asphalt surfaces have been asphalted in accordance with the surfacing instructions for excavation work, the seams of the asphalt have been treated with adhesive, green spaces have been restored and the excavated area has been restored overall to its previous state or a better state in accordance with the instructions. The notice of completion must be submitted so that the work can be inspected and the billing stopped.
Functional
status
During the winter season from 1 December to 14 May, driving, cycling and pedestrian lanes must be asphalted with temporary asphalt up to the surface, after which a notification of the work being functional can be submitted. Rock dust or fine crushed aggregate can be used on pedestrian lanes and other areas as long as this is agreed upon in advance with an inspector. The functional status stops billing during the aforementioned period. If temporary surfacing is not carried out and a notification on the status of the work being functional is not submitted, billing will continue until the instructions are followed. Final surfacing corresponding to the street class must be carried out by 14 May or billing will continue on 15 May until the work has been received in an approved manner.
If necessary, you can contact inspectors (pdf) by telephone or by e-mail at luvat@hel.fi.
Work on a street or in a park that affects pedestrian, cycling or other vehicle traffic requires a temporary traffic arrangements plan. A plan is also required when parking spaces are reserved for other use using signs requesting people to move their parked cars. See below for instructions for temporary traffic arrangements.
If encessary, you can contact our inspectors (pdf) by telephone or by e-mail at luvat@hel.fi.
When planning to place permanent structures in a street, market square or park area, you must apply for the landowner’s permission for the structure. The City’s permit for such structures in public areas is called a placement agreement. See below for instructions on how to get the permit.
If necessary, you can send an e-mail to alueidenkaytto@hel.fi or call 09 310 22111 (Urban Environment Division's Customer Service).