Land use

The municipality of Tuusula acquires land, transfers plots and enters into land use agreements. We also maintain a property register. This requires the preparation of plot divisions and the formation of properties. Land use is guided by land policy.

Land policy

The common goal of land use and zoning is to use land use policy to steer the development of the community structure in the desired direction and to ensure that land is available at reasonable prices in suitable locations for various purposes. Tuusula’s goal is to create a pleasant, sustainable and economically developing community structure.

The municipality’s land policy supports the objectives selected for the strategy.

Find out more about the municipality’s strategy and land policy programme!

Land acquisition

The municipality acquires so-called raw land from areas without a local master plan. The aim is to maintain a raw land reserve that corresponds to the ten-year planning needs of each area. The municipality acquires raw land primarily through voluntary transactions, but it can also acquire land through exchanges and by exercising its right of first refusal. In areas that are extremely important for development, the municipality can use land redemption based on a redemption permit.

In areas covered by local detailed plans, the municipality acquires ownership of public areas, such as streets, parks, protected green areas and parking areas, as well as plots of land intended for public buildings.

Advance purchase

The right of first refusal refers to the municipality’s right to redeem a sold property at the purchase price agreed upon by the seller and buyer. The municipality

of Tuusula processes right of first refusal transactions when the legal conditions for exercising the right of first refusal are met. The municipality sends information on the exercise of the right of first refusal to the buyer and to the National Land Survey of Finland, which acts as the registration authority.

As there are a large number of property transactions in the Tuusula municipality, the municipality does not, as a rule, issue advance statements on the non-exercise of the right of first refusal. Upon written request

from the property owner, specifying the object of the transaction, the sale price and other terms and conditions of the sale, as well as the property owner’s address, the municipality may give advance notice that it will not exercise its right of first refusal if the property is sold within two years of the municipality’s decision on the terms and conditions specified in the request.

Short-term land leases and land use permits

The municipality grants land use permits and short-term land leases for undeveloped plots and areas without a local detailed plan for the following purposes, among others:

• mobile communication base stations
• land leasing
• work sites
• storage areas
• temporary parking areas
• hunting lease agreements.

Contact details

Land use agreements:

Land acquisition and pre-emptive rights:

Short-term land leases and land use permits:

Land policy, unit manager:

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