‎Safety

The common goal is to keep Summer Services safe

Planning Summer Services trip together with family members helps to ensure safe services for everyone.

Safety rules and regulations

In order to ensure a safe Summer Services, the Summer Services organizing body will issue safety guidelines and regulations that every guest must follow. Any incidents that pose a risk to safety must be dealt with and reported to the Security Office, tel. 040 132 0763.

• Parents or guardians are responsible for their children during the services. Children under 18 years of age should lodge with their parents and their whereabouts and actions at the service site should be supervised.
• It is forbidden to gather, move, lodge or park in private areas not belonging to the Summer Services.
• Swimming is prohibited in the waters near the service area.
• It is forbidden to build an open fire, use a camping stove, or barbecue.
• Unnecessary use of vehicles in the service area is prohibited.
• Unauthorised use of drones over the service area is prohibited.
• Smoking in the main area is permitted only in the designated smoking areas. Utmost care must be taken when smoking in the areas of accomodation, especially in wooded areas.
• Possession and use of alcohol or other drugs is prohibited in the Summer Service area.
• The possession and use of explosives, including fireworks, is prohibited in the service area.
• The possession of instruments capable of bodily harm or damaging property in the service area are prohibited.
• Service guests are entitled to a night’s rest. Vehicle traffic or any other noise disturbance in the service area is prohibited during the night from 1 am to 6 am, with the exception of essential traffic.
• Avoid unnecessary phone use (e.g. sending pictures, playing games, surfing the web, video calls) due to limited network capacity.
• Everyone is responsible for the safety of the Summer Services.

AS YOU PREPARE FOR YOUR TRIP TO THE SUMMER SERVICES

1. Set aside time for preparations and familiarize yourself with the information regarding the Summer Services. You can find it in, for example, the “Suviseurat” edition of the Päivämies and on the Summer Service website
2. Make sure that your motorhome and its equipment are in good condition. Check that your fire extinguisher has been serviced.
3. Reserve platforms for the support legs of your camper or motorhome. No damage may be caused to the paved surfaces of the Service area.
4. If your intention is to set up tent structures and canopies in the event area, be prepared to anchor them securely to withstand wind. Do not use ground stakes on paved surfaces. Bring along water containers. They are safe to transport empty. You can also use items from your vehicle, such as a spare tire, for anchoring.
5. Don’t take pets with you, arrange a place for them to stay during the summer services. You can take a guide dog if you need one. Also, do not take skateboards, scooters or electric scooters. It is not safe to use them in service area.
6. Check out the service organisers’ guidelines on routes to Summer Services. Allow enough time to get there, don’t drive tired. Follow the signs along the way to avoid traffic congestion when approaching the service area. When on your way, listen to the summer service radio, you can also get directions from there.

WHEN YOU HAVE ARRIVED AT SUMMER SERVICES

Welcome to Summer Services! Safe Summer Services can be achieved by working together.

1. If you are lodging at the service site, make sure that you keep the escape routes open for your part during the entire duration of the services.
2. The asphalt surface of the runways must not have any depressions or holes. Place platforms for the support legs of the camper vans and weights for the canopies. Holes made in other accommodation areas must also be covered and brackets removed.
3. Be prepared for windy conditions. Install the tent structures according to the manufacturer’s instructions. On paved surfaces, weights must be applied to the structures to hold them in place in windy conditions. Elsewhere, earth anchors may be used. Secure them well and protect loose items from the wind. If necessary, be prepared to dismantle lightweight tent structures (e.g. front tent of a caravan).
4. Find out the location and function of the nearest fire extinguisher in addition to your own vehicle’s fire extinguisher.
5. Do not bring pets to Summer Services (guide dogs are allowed). The use of skateboards, skateboards, electric skateboards or other dangerous equipment (e.g. balls, frisbees) in the service area.
6. Get acquainted with the map in the leaflet. Locate your accommodation using the location grid on the map. Make a note of the location code on the field payment form and place the form in a visible place.
7. Keep your lodging area clean. Take your trash, toilet waste and grey water waste to the collection points in the service area. Do not release any waste into the ground.
8. If you use propane when you stay, leave the lock of the propane compartment open and the crank in sight. The use of camping stoves, fireplaces and barbecues is prohibited. The use of a silent generator is permitted for health reasons during daylight hours.
9. Daytime parking is only allowed in designated areas. Do not park in the access lanes or on escape routes. Bicycles, mopeds and motorcycles must be left in the designated parking areas.
10. Only biodegradable detergents and shampoo should be used in showers and hand-washing areas to protect groundwater.

MOVING AROUND THE SERVICE SITE

1. Maintain good hygiene. Wash your hands with soap and water before eating and after using the toilet. Hand sanitizer is available at serving lines in restaurants and grills, and is sold in the market and pharmacies. Always use hand sanitizer on dry hands.
2. People with stomach flu should go to home to heal due to the risk of spreading the infection. Infections are easily transmitted in outdoor conditions.
3. Avoid moving around the site if you have a cold or are contagiously ill.
4. Provide your child with a name tag or a bracelet with the parents’ phone numbers. Wristbands are sold at cash registers and at the markets.
5. Only take drinking water from designated drinking water points or buy bottled water from the markets.
6. Buy food from the liter sales point for only one meal at a time, as food spoils quickly in the heat.
7. Place strollers and wheelchairs on the wide aisles leading from the ends of the service tent so that the exit routes remain unobstructed.

INSIDE THE SERVICE TENT

The central purpose of the Summer Services takes place in the service tent. The safety of gathering in the service tent is guided by assigned staff. Please follow their instructions. Place strollers and wheelchairs on the wide aisles leading from the ends so that the exit routes remain unobstructed. Separate instructions will be given for the communion service.