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What to do in a radiation hazard situation
Updated 23/04/2009
When there is an imminent radiation hazard
Go indoors

Close doors, windows and vents. Turn off the ventilation

Keep food and drink in airtight containers

Listen to the radio. The instructions given by the authorities are broadcast on the radio. The Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) provides news also in English on the Internet

Take an iodine tablet only after the authorities have told you to do so

Do not use the telephone


Information on a radiation hazard situation

From the media: the authorities provide the latest instructions and information for people via radio and television

From the Finnish Broadcasting Company's teletext service, page 867 from the Internet (in Finnish)

Ministry of the Interior

On the first pages of the telephone directory


There is current information about radiation and nuclear safety on STUK's news pages in Finnish. In a radiation hazard situation, STUK provides updated information on any changes in the situation. STUK's bulletins include information on how to prepare for foreseeable changes in the situation.

Contact STUK

Säteilyturvakeskus
P.O. BOX 14, 00881 Helsinki, Finland
Tel. +358 9 759 881