Smoke alarms
Maintenance plan
Housing company name
1 Property
Housing company As Oy Esimerkki
Address Esimerkkitie 1, 00100 Helsinki
Buildings and apartments e.g. 2 buildings, 36 apartments
GuideRecord which buildings and apartments the plan covers.
2 People responsible
Board member responsible name and phone
Property manager name and company
Maintenance or installer company and contact
GuidePractical work can be given to a maintenance company or installer, but the responsibility stays with the housing company (SPEK).
3 Alarms
Type e.g. battery, 10-year battery, or mains with a backup battery
Total number e.g. 72 pcs
Number checked on date
Apartment-level details e.g. Excel register kept by the property manager
GuideThe minimum is one alarm for each beginning 60 m² of each floor or level (decree 300/2025). Apartment-level details are best kept in a register.
4 Testing and checks
Residents test e.g. once a month with the test button
The housing company checks e.g. once a year in November
Method e.g. resident confirmation, maintenance round or installer
GuideThe law sets no testing or checking interval. The Ministry of the Interior's guidance says residents should test their alarm regularly, for example once a month. Isännöintiliitto's view is that a yearly check is enough.
5 Batteries and renewal
Battery changes e.g. all at once in the autumn, or per the manufacturer
Renewing the alarms e.g. in 2035, or per the manufacturer
Spare batteries and alarms e.g. the maintenance company's store
GuideAccording to the Ministry of the Interior, batteries should be changed regularly and alarms renewed in a planned way; the service life is usually at most 10 years. SPEK advises keeping spare batteries and alarms.
6 Fault reports
Residents report faults to name, email and phone
Who repairs e.g. maintenance replaces the battery or alarm without delay
How residents are told e.g. a stairwell notice and email
GuideThe resident must report a fault without delay (Rescue Act section 17(2)). According to the Ministry of the Interior, corrective action must be taken without delay when a battery runs out or an alarm fails.
7 Records
What is recorded tests, faults, battery changes and renewals
Where e.g. Excel register or maintenance log
Who updates it name
GuideThe law does not require records. The Ministry of the Interior's guidance says it is good practice to document the measures taken, for example in the building's operating and maintenance manual.
8 Exceptions
If an apartment does not answer e.g. a reminder, a paper notice, then a visit
Visits are announced e.g. in writing a week ahead
If an alarm has been removed e.g. a new alarm and a talk with the resident
GuideThe housing company may enter an apartment when it is necessary. The visit is arranged at a time suitable for the occupant within a reasonable time, unless the work is urgent (Rescue Act section 17(4)). SPEK says it is good practice to announce a visit usually at least a week ahead.
9 Approval and review
Approved at the board meeting date and item number
Next review e.g. in a year
GuideReview the plan once a year and whenever the person responsible, the maintenance company or the alarm type changes.
Template: Joel Lausamo / alarmi.fi, free to use. The template is not legal advice.
