This is how municipal services operate during a drone hazard alert
The municipality of Tuusula has set out how it will organise its services in the event of potential hazards caused by drones. As a general rule, the municipality will act in accordance with hazard alerts and guidance issued by the authorities. Operations will continue as normally as possible, whilst taking safety into account.
These guidelines help the local authority prepare for situations where a disruption lasts for a few hours. If the situation drags on, the local authority will issue further guidance on the operation of services.
This is how municipal services will operate in June and July 2026 if the emergency services issue a hazard warning regarding drones:
- Early years education will be open and operating as normal during its summer opening hours.
- Schools and educational institutions are on summer holiday.
- Morning and afternoon activities will not be held due to the summer holidays.
- Catering services operate according to their summer opening hours.
- Infrastructure services (including water, ICT and facility services) will be launched and will operate with the necessary staff. Street maintenance will be suspended.
- Emergency veterinary services are available.
- The actions to be specified in this situation are currently in progress.
- If an emergency situation begins before the start of the working day, staff not working in the services mentioned above will continue to work remotely or wait for the opportunity to go to the workplace once the emergency alert has ended. If the hazard alert is issued during the working day, people should take shelter indoors. Service users and, to a limited extent, members of the public may take shelter in municipal premises.
- Public service facilities (such as swimming pools, libraries, museums, sports centres, employment services and customer service points) will remain closed. If a hazard warning is issued during opening hours, the service will not, as a rule, be suspended; instead, operations will continue as far as possible whilst taking appropriate precautions.
The local authority is communicating changes to its services and supporting other official communications via its website and social media channels, amongst other channels. Staff have been provided with more detailed guidance separately.
Information on how to prepare for drone threats can be found on the emergency services website. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the guidelines on the website and download the 112 app so that you can receive any hazard alerts.
The municipality works closely with the security authorities and other local authorities in the Central Uusimaa region and the welfare area. The municipality monitors the national situation and follows the authorities’ guidelines, and adapts its operations accordingly.
Further information:
Mayor Janne Mellin, janne.mellin@tuusula.fi, 040 314 3249
Annaliisa Oksanen, Head of the Secretariat, annaliisa.oksanen@tuusula.fi, 040 314 2999
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