Building permits and instructions
The task of building control is to promote good building practice, oversee the state of the built environment and the maintenance of buildings, and to guide construction in a sustainable way.
Building control provides general guidance and advice related to construction. We ask that requests for advice related to construction be submitted through the advice request feature of the Lupapiste.fi service, or, for applications that are already pending, through the discussion feature.
Advice, appointments, document requests and booking inspections by email at rakennusvalvonta.joroinen@pieksamaki.fi.
Permits and notifications to apply for
- Building permit — for a new building, an extension or a significant renovation
- Demolition permit or demolition notification — for demolishing a building
- Landscape work permit — for a measure that alters the landscape within a plan area
If the planned construction deviates from the local detailed plan or the local master plan, or is located in a building prohibition area or a planning need area, a derogation decision is required before applying for a building permit.
When is a building permit required?
Constructing a new building requires a building permit if the object is:
- a residential building (with cooking facilities, i.e. a stove)
- a building > 30 m² or 120 m³
- a shelter > 50 m² (where > 30% of the external walls is permanently open to the outdoors, e.g. sliding glass)
- a public structure — 5 persons, > 3 months
- a mast or chimney > 30 m high
- an advertising device > 2 m² (an electric advertising device consisting of numerous lamps)
- a ground-source heat well
- an area built for a particular activity that has effects on the use of the surrounding areas:
- a landfill
- a solar panel field
- a sports area, such as a golf course
- larger parking areas
A building permit is also required for repair and alteration work that is comparable to constructing a building, as well as for extending a building or adding space that counts towards its floor area, when:
- a building protected under a plan or by law, or one that is historically or architecturally valuable, is repaired or altered in a way that has a significant impact on the building’s protected or architectural value
- repair or alteration work related to the building envelope or technical systems may significantly affect the building’s energy efficiency or its energy and environmental impacts over the building’s entire life cycle
- the intended use of the building or part of it is substantially changed
Further information on whether measures require a permit is available in the building ordinance (pdf) and from the building inspector.
Applying for permits — Lupapiste
Joroinen uses the electronic construction services system Lupapiste. You can use Lupapiste for all questions related to construction permits even before the building permit process begins — permit applications are made through Lupapiste.
Instructions for using Lupapiste.
The building inspector’s decisions are available for viewing in Lupapiste (public notices and postings).
Instructions and forms
Instructions
Charges and fees
The applicant for a permit or the party carrying out the measure is obliged to pay the municipality a charge for inspection and supervision tasks and other official tasks, the basis for which is determined in the fee schedule approved by the municipality.
Building ordinance
Under the Land Use and Building Act (MRL) and the Building Act (RakL) entering into force on 1 January 2025, a municipality must have a building ordinance. The building ordinance guides systematic construction suited to the area, the consideration of cultural and natural values, and the realisation and preservation of a good living environment, taking local special features into account.
Renewing the building ordinance complements the Building Act and its related decrees and guides construction insofar as it is not determined by plans. Its provisions may concern the building site, the size and placement of the building, the building’s suitability for its surroundings, the manner of construction, plantings, fences, other structures and construction projects, the care of the built environment, and the organisation of water supply, as well as other comparable local matters concerning construction. Different provisions may be issued for different areas of the municipality.
The provisions of the building ordinance may not be unreasonable for landowners or other holders of rights. The provisions of the building ordinance are not applied if a legally binding local master plan, shore detailed plan, local detailed plan or provisions guiding construction provide otherwise on the matter.
The current building ordinance of the Municipality of Joroinen was approved by the municipal council on 27 April 2015 and entered into force on 5 June 2015. The provisions concerning the building ordinance are set out in the Land Use and Building Act and the Building Act, which can be read at finlex.fi.
Renewing the building ordinance
Aim of the renewal. Since 2008, legislation and regulations have changed, and the Building Act that guides construction enters into force on 1 January 2025. In the Building Act entering into force, the permit threshold for small buildings and structures rises and the permit system is simplified.
The building ordinance is being renewed in cooperation with the municipalities of Varkaus, Pieksämäki and Leppävirta. The aim is to have consistent building ordinances across these municipalities.
The planning need areas referred to in Section 16 of the Land Use and Building Act and Section 46 of the Building Act are updated and defined in the building ordinance. Planning need areas are areas where community development requiring planning is expected, or where, due to special environmental values or hazards, it is necessary to plan land use.
The environmental protection regulations of the Central Savo Environmental Office are in force in the Municipality of Joroinen and are taken into account in the preparation of the building ordinance renewal.
Main stages of the renewal
- Initiation stage — becoming pending, processing of the participation and assessment plan (OAS), processing of the project’s objectives
- Preparation stage — preparation of the draft building ordinance, information and consultation at the draft stage
- Proposal stage — processing of opinions from the draft stage, drawing up the proposal, requests for statements, information and consultation
- Approval stage — the municipal council decides on approval, information at the approval stage
The duty of care of the party undertaking a construction project (RakL § 91)
The party undertaking a construction project must ensure that the building is designed and constructed in accordance with the regulations and provisions concerning construction and with the granted permit. The party undertaking a construction project must have the prerequisites, appropriate to the demands of the project, to carry it out.
The party undertaking a construction project must ensure that the project has designers who meet the eligibility requirements, and that others involved in the project also have the expertise and professional skill required by the demands of their tasks.
Contact details
Building control of the Municipality of Joroinen
Lentoasemantie 130
79600 Joroinen
The building inspector is in principle at the Joroinen office on Wednesdays. The building inspector’s work is mobile, so personal meetings should be booked in advance.
