Radiation in dailylife

In the everyday environment, Finns suffer the most health damage from natural radiation - radon at workplaces, at home and in leisure apartments, and from UV radiation, which must be protected from with clothes, shade and cream.

Current issues

Posiva, which is responsible for the final disposal of spent nuclear fuel generated at the Loviisa and Olkiluoto nuclear power plants, has not completed the materials necessary for the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) to conduct a safety assessment concerning the plant’s operatin...

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority will measure the radioactivity of students and staff at the Kumpula campus of the University of Helsinki this week. Measurements will be carried out in Tampere next week and in Rovaniemi after the turn of the year.