Municipal services during a drone hazard alert
The municipality of Tuusula has set out how it will organise its services during any hazardous situations caused by drones from August 2026 onwards. 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 local authority services will operate from August 2026 onwards if the emergency services issue a hazard warning regarding drones:
- Early years education is open and operating as normal within its opening hours.
- Schools and educational institutions are opening and operating as normal.
- School transport services operate subject to the transport operators’ availability.
- Holiday activities for children studying in special needs education are now open and running as normal.
- Catering services are operating as normal.
- Infrastructure services (including water, ICT and facility management) will be launched and will operate with the necessary staff. Road maintenance will be suspended.
- Urgent veterinary services are available.
- Other operations, to be specified separately in this context, 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 their workplace once the emergency alert has ended. If a 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.
- Non-essential services (such as swimming pools, libraries, museums, sports facilities, youth services, employment services, customer service points, morning and afternoon activities, and summer clubs) will not be opened. If a hazard warning is issued during a service’s opening hours, the service will not, as a rule, be suspended; instead, operations will continue, with appropriate protective measures in place where possible.
The local authority communicates changes to its services and supports other official communications via its website and social media channels, amongst other channels. Staff have been given more detailed instructions separately.
Information on how to prepare for drone threats can be found on the rescue services’ website. We recommend that you familiarise yourself with the guidance available on the site and download the 112 app so that you can receive any hazard alerts.
The local authority works closely with the security authorities, as well as with other local authorities in the Central Uusimaa region and the welfare region. The local authority monitors the national situation and the guidance issued by the authorities, and adapts its operations accordingly.
Further information:
Mayor Janne Mellin, janne.mellin@tuusula.fi, 040 314 3249
Chief of Staff Annaliisa Oksanen, annaliisa.oksanen@tuusula.fi, 040 314 2999
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