Construction phase

Notification of the parties in the Lupapiste service

The parties to the building project must be presented in the Lupapiste service, where the authorities process the notifications and check the eligibility of the persons for the task in question.

A notification of the parties must submitted to the building control authority either during the processing of the permit or in connection with works in special fields, before starting the work in question.

Starting a building project

Those starting a building project must ensure that the building is designed and built in accordance with the regulations and regulations concerning building and the permit granted. Taking into account the complexity of the project, the person starting the building project must fulfil sufficient preconditions for its implementation.

Those taking part in a building project must also ensure that the building project includes planners and foremen who meet the qualification requirements, and that other persons working in the building project also have sufficient expertise and professional skills, taking into account the complexity of their tasks.

Head Planner

During the building project, the head planner must ensure that the construction plan and special plans form a whole in such a way that the requirements of construction regulations and provisions as well as good construction practice are met.

The head planner must also ensure that the person starting the building project is informed of planning matters that are relevant to their duty of care.

Architectural Engineer

The architectural engineer must ensure that they have access to the basic data required for the design and that the construction plan meets the requirements of the regulations and provisions concerning construction and good construction practice.

In addition, the architectural engineer must make changes to the construction plan during construction work and draw up instructions for the use and maintenance of the building with regard to the content of the construction plan.

Special planners

The necessary special plan is drawn up by a special planner. The special planner must ensure that they have access to the basic data required for the design and that the special plan meets the requirements of the regulations and provisions concerning construction and good construction practice.

In addition, the special planner must make changes to the special plan during construction work and draw up instructions for the use and maintenance of the building in their own special area.

Responsible supervisor

The responsible supervisor must be responsible for the entirety and quality of the construction work and ensure that the construction work is carried out in accordance with the permit granted, the regulations and provisions concerning construction, and good construction practice.

The responsible supervisor must ensure that the building control authority is notified of the start of construction work and that the inspection document for construction work is kept up to date on the construction site.

Specialised responsible supervisor

The specialised responsible supervisor must ensure that the construction work in the specialised field in question is carried out in accordance with the permit granted, construction regulations and regulations and good construction practice.

The specialised responsible supervisor shall ensure that the construction work inspection document is kept up to date at the construction site for the work phases for which they are responsible.

Supervisory Authority

In terms of the public interest, the task of the authority is to monitor construction activities and to ensure that construction is carried out in accordance with what is stipulated or determined in this act or based on it.

The authority inspects the work carried out by the responsible supervisor and other responsible persons. The authority receives the plans related to the project and carries out inspections to determine whether the measures, surveys and reports included in a particular construction work phase have been carried out and whether the measures required for the shortcomings or deficiencies identified have been carried out.

Inspections and surveys may be required in the building permit, the establishing meeting and for special reasons also during the building project.

A record of the inspection and survey shall be submitted, in which the necessary measures and deadlines must be laid down to eliminate or rectify any defect or error.

Specialised plans

The building permit decision may require the submission of specialised plans and technical reports. Specialised plans refer to more detailed plans than permit drawings, in which different structural, ventilation or water and sewerage solutions are most commonly presented.

The required specialised plans must be presented to the building control authority before the work related to them begins. This is done by submitting the specialised plans to the Lupapiste service.

The main responsibility for archiving all plans lies with the person starting the project. It is recommended that you keep papers related to your building project safe.

Please note! Specialised plans are always saved in the Lupapiste service under the original building permit, even if a change permit has been applied for in the project.

Technical reports

A technical report can mean, for example, an electrical inspection report that can be used to confirm that electrical work has been inspected and that it has been carried out safely, or a measurement report on the amount of air that can be used to determine that the ventilation system has been installed and regulated in accordance with the plan.

The technical reports are submitted to the Lupapiste service well in advance of the inspection in which the document in question is inspected.

Changes during construction

If changes are made to the plans during the construction work, the changes must be approved by the inspection engineer handling the project. The inspection engineer assesses the change and, if necessary, directs the person to apply for a change to the building permit if the change cannot be processed as a change during construction.

If changes are made to the plans during the construction work, they must be submitted to building control as soon as possible so that the appropriateness of the modified plans can also be determined.

If the start or completion of the project is delayed, an extension may be granted on the basis of an application.

Inspection documents

A construction inspection document must be kept at the construction site, in which the responsible persons must verify the inspections they have carried out. Foremen must ensure that the inspection document is available at the site and up to date during the progress of the site.

In Kuopio, as a rule, electronic inspection documents from the Lupapiste service are used. If agreed upon at the establishing meeting, a separate inspection document can also be used on the site, in which case the Lupapiste service uses the inspection document summary document, in which the inspection items of the site are compiled at the title level.

The main party responsible for the progress of the project is the responsible supervisor. Among other things, they are responsible for communicating with building control. The person undertaking the project should maintain a close dialogue with the responsible supervisor, which will contribute to ensuring the successful completion of the project and monitoring during construction.

1. Reviewing the permit decision

Review the building permit decision together with the planner and supervisors.

Different permit conditions have been specified in the permit decision, which must be implemented as the project progresses. The most common permit conditions are different inspections. The contents of the permit decision are reviewed at the establishing meeting, if one is specified as a permit condition.

Once the building permit is legally valid, construction can begin.

2. Ordering an establishing meeting

Make sure that the responsible supervisor orders the establishing meeting from that building control’s inspection engineer who is marked as the handler in the Lupapiste service.

The establishing meeting must include at least the party initiating the project, the head planner and the responsible supervisor.

3. Submitting a start notification

Submit a start notification to the building control by e-mail, with an electronic form or by calling the customer service of building control.

The start notification can be submitted by the person undertaking the construction project or the responsible supervisor.

4. Site marking

Make sure that the responsible supervisor orders site marking before the construction begins. Site marking is ordered by using an electronic form. Use the form to indicate the time you want for site marking. The delivery time is 1 to 3 working days.

In city plan areas, the presence of the party undertaking the project during the site marking is not mandatory, but in sparsely populated areas, presence is mandatory.

5. Notifying of specialised planners

Make sure that specialised planners have been invited to the project on the Parties tab of the Lupapiste service.

Building control checks the suitability of the specialised planner for the task, which ensures that the plans are made by a person qualified for the task.

6. Submission of specialised plans

Make sure that the specialised plans have been delivered to Lupapiste before starting the work in question.

Building control receives the specialised plans and acknowledges them as being received with an electronic stamp.

7. Notifying of specialised supervisors

Make sure that the specialised supervisors have been invited to the project on the Parties tab of the Lupapiste service

Building control checks the suitability of supervisors for the task.

8. Ordering a location inspection

Make sure that the responsible supervisor orders a location inspection when the outer walls of the building are in place. The location inspection is ordered by using an electronic form. The delivery time of the inspection is approximately 1–2 weeks and does not require attendance.

9. Ordering a structural inspection

Make sure that the responsible supervisor orders the structural inspection when the structures are complete but still visible.

The responsible supervisor must be present at the structural inspection.

10. Filling in the inspection documents

Ensure that the construction inspection document is kept up to date in the Lupapiste service as the project progresses.

If the site’s own inspection document is used in the project, the summary document of the construction inspection document must also be kept up to date in the Lupapiste service. The site’s own inspection document must also be submitted well in advance of the inspections to the Lupapiste service.

11. Submission of technical reports

Ensure that other technical reports have been submitted to the Lupapiste service well in advance of the inspections.

The required technical reports can be found in the permit decision.

12. Ordering HVAC inspections

Make sure that the HVAC supervisor orders HVAC inspections well in advance from the HVAC engineer, who is marked as the handler in the Lupapiste service.

The inspections must be held after the completion of the systems concerned and before the partial final inspection.

The HVAC inspection must be attended by the supervisor of the specialised field in question (IV supervisor or KVV supervisor).

13. Ordering a final or partial final inspection

Make sure that the responsible supervisor orders the final inspection well in advance from that building control’s inspection engineer who is marked as the handler in the Lupapiste service.

The final inspection may also be considered a partial final inspection (so-called commissioning or moving inspection) if only some of the facilities covered by the permit are to be taken into use.

The responsible supervisor must be present at the final inspection.

An inspection refers to a review of a building or action permit carried out by a building control authority. The building permit specifies the inspections to be carried out as the project progresses. The purpose of the inspection is to verify the progress of construction until the work stage in question.

Start notification

A start notification refers to the notification when the work in accordance with the permit is started. The significance of the start notification is indicated in the permit decision; the decision specifies the time within which the project must be started. Before starting the project, a responsible supervisor must be appointed. Submit a start notification to the inspection engineer marked in Lupapiste.

Establishing meeting

The establishing meeting is usually held at sites where new living or working facilities are built. An establishing meeting may also be ordered to be held on barns, halls or warehouses. The establishing meeting is usually held remotely, but nothing prevents it from being held on site, for example. The establishing meeting will review the permit documents, the minutes of the establishing meeting and other issues that emerge. The foundation plans for single-family houses will be reviewed in connection with the establishing meeting.

Site marking

Site marking is carried out before construction begins. In this case, the locations of the buildings and the interest mark for a certain level reading are marked on the building site. In city plan areas, presence during the marking is not mandatory, but in sparsely populated areas, presence is mandatory. More information site marking.

Location review

The location inspection can be ordered when the exterior walls of the building are in place. Based on the location inspection, the building is marked on the map and at the same time the location’s compliance with the permit is checked. More information about location inspection.

Location inspection by building control

The location inspection by building control is carried out by the inspection engineer in connection with the final inspection. The inspection engineer checks that the project has been implemented at the location indicated in the permit drawings.

Structural inspection

The structural inspection must be held when the structures are completed but still visible. The inspection engineer checks that the structures have been carried out in accordance with the plans and that the work can be continued.

Inspections of ventilation, heating, water and sewage installations

Inspections of ventilation, heating, water and sewage installations shall be carried out once the systems in question have been completed and before the partial final inspection.

The HVAC inspection ensures that the HVAC systems have been done appropriately and that the supervisors have fulfilled their obligations in the project.

Final inspection and partial final inspection

The final inspection of the building permit can be carried out once all matters related to the building permit and deficiencies found in previous inspections have been corrected. The responsibility of the responsible supervisor ends with the final inspection and the permit documents are archived in the city archive. The permit matter has been completed after the final inspection has been held.

The final inspection may also be considered a partial final inspection (so-called commissioning or moving inspection) if only some of the facilities covered by the permit are to be taken into use. For example, the interior of a residential building can be taken into use even if the outbuildings in the permit have not been built yet. In this case, it should be noted that the premises taken into use and the site area have been separated and the safety of the users has been ensured.