About STUK

The purpose of the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority’s (STUK) operations is to protect people, society, the environment and future generations from the harmful effects of radiation. In this section, you can read about STUK’s operations.

Current issues

Thousands of people in different fields, from health care to industry and air transport, work with radiation in Finland. The majority of people in such professions are exposed to very low levels of radiation. The level of exposure is often significantly lower than exposure caused by natural background radiation

For a period of three years, a European research project led by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland has been developing the traceability and reliability of radiation measurements used in medical X-ray imaging. Improved patient safety will be the concrete outcome of the work.