The Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods:
1) by road;
2) by rail;
3) by air within the territory of Finland and by a Finnish aircraft outside of the territory of Finland;
4) by ship within Finnish waters and by a Finnish ship outside of Finnish waters.
The Act applies to the transport of dangerous goods also within any harbour area, aerodrome or other terminal.
The provisions of this Act on transport by road apply to the transport of dangerous goods within any off-road area referred to in the Off-Road Traffic Act (1710/1995).
The provisions of this Act on transport by rail apply to the transport of dangerous goods within the urban rail transport rail network referred to in the Rail Transport Act (1302/2018).