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

The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has sent a letter to workplaces in the municipalities of Pukkila, Hausjärvi, Mäntsälä, Orimattila and Miehikkälä requesting information on the radon levels in their workspaces.

The Finnish company Steady Energy is developing its own small nuclear power plant, which it is marketing as a source of district heating for cities. The Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority (STUK) has reviewed the plant description and evaluated its safety using the model proposed in the new nu...