150m max height
Don't fly over crowds
Don't fly near airports
Only line of sight
This is a guide for Finnish drone laws in 2021 (updated every year) where you'll get a clue about what you can or shouldn't do while flying and travelling through this country.
Yes. Drones are legal in Finland. Finland stands out as a good place for drone pilots as its laws are liberal. You can easily socialize with the drone community in Rovaniemi, Inari, and Helsinki.
The town of Kemi is off-limits to drone users. For questions on the regulatory requirements of Finnish drones, check out info@dronerules.eu.
The body overlooking Finnish drone laws is Traficom
For any inquiries, Contact
Email kirjaamo@trafi.fi
Tel: +358-295345000
The rules and regulation is quite clear and concise compared to many countries, and if you make sure to respect the following rules, you're good to go.
Any other rule I might have left out can be downloaded.
Flying over any gathering of people is a preserve of the security agencies. This covers sports areas, concerts, and events. However, there are special situations where it can be allowed.
There is an app developed by the Finnish Transport Safety Agency, which gives you all the information necessary when flying your drone.
To qualify for the professional drone category, one must:
Areas that are off access for drone pilots are oil refineries, nuclear plants, military installations, and government areas.
To fly your drone close to an aerodrome, you will require permission from a watchtower operator. You can get this authorization here.
DJI drone owners will find that their drones are unable to take off when around restricted drone areas.
New stricter aviation laws are expected to go into effect this March. The new laws will give police the ability to stop drones from flying around emergency sites, nuclear sites and other strategic installations like airports.
Drone registration is once a year and must be done before you fly within the country. As part of the process, you are to enter the personal details of you and the drone on an application form available online.
The amount fined or the extent of your punishment will be arrived at based on the severity of your infringement.
My following two recommendations are 2 great compact drones that are quite silent and also small enough to travel with and not stand out as annoying.
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I have covered it much more in depth in my article review and even compared it with the Mavic Air 2.
DJI lowered it's price since it was first released.
The best way to figure out what areas you can fly in, while you're here is by consulting DJI offilicial map.
They do a great job mapping the places that one should avoid while flying in every country:
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