HELSINGIN SANOMAT – Finland’s Ministry of the Environment is in the process of simplifying considerably the fire regulations regarding the construction of wooden apartment buildings. The aim is to better facilitate the use of wood when building multi-storey apartment buildings. The Ministry is preparing new building regulations, according to which wood-frame apartment buildings up to eight storeys high could be planned based on tabulated values. This would enable lower fire safety planning costs for wooden apartment buildings. Read More
