Safe felling of trees on your own plot near power lines

After contacting us, your logger will ask Caruna's technical customer service for a permit for felling trees or, alternatively, for the temporary laying of power lines, if necessary. 

Caruna must be contacted about tree felling no later than two weeks before the start of the work. Your logger can request a tree felling permit free of charge from Caruna's technical customer service, tel. 0200 23 222 (weekdays 9-15).

Checklist for loggers

• Trees located near a low-voltage line can be granted a tree felling permit by telephone. If the logger considers that a tree felling assistance is necessary to ensure safe tree felling or that the trees are located near high-voltage power lines (three wires in the pole), we will send an installer to the site during the felling. 
• Remember to arrange tree felling assistance for any data or telephone cables as well. Telephone and data cables are owned by your local telephone company. 
• Remember to apply for the necessary permits for felling trees from the city or municipality.

Safety first

In case of damage, never try to remove a fallen tree on the power line yourself, but call our fault reporting number 0800 1 95011 ( 24 h)! 

You should stay as far away as possible from the damaged line. Since electricity "jumps", it is not necessary to touch the wire to receive an electric shock. 

Also, make sure that no outsider can access the wires until help arrives.

Tree near the house

The root system of trees growing too close to the wall of the building may damage the foundations and pipes of the house. If you move to an old yard or buy a cottage on an overgrown plot, the first thing you should do is free the walls of the house from vegetation. 

A good rule of thumb is that trees should be at least five feet away from the wall. However, not all yard trees should be felled, as trees also play an important role in controlling humidity. A large tree can evaporate up to hundreds of litres of water per day.

Tree near power lines

The owner of the plot is responsible for felling trees growing next to power lines and ordering a professional logger. The electricity transmission company is responsible for the electricity network, safety and electricity distribution. 

First you should contact your local logger. A professional logger will assess how the work can be carried out safely without the tree falling over the electrical wires. Contact information for loggers is available, for example, through forest management associations. 

Next, you need to find out who owns the wires in question. There are low-voltage lines, power lines, high-voltage lines and data and telephone lines of telecom operators. On the other hand, once you have sorted it out, it will be easy to order a tree felling assistance service from the right party in the future! 

You should definitely always call the tree felling assistance service. If authorised felling by a professional damages the electricity network, Caruna will not charge for the repair. Damage to buildings is always the responsibility of the owner.

Tree near the road

The landowner is responsible for trees along public roads. If the trees are in poor condition, you should take care of them before a storm knocks them down – in the worst case, on the road. A professional logger knows how to cut down trees without causing danger to traffic or people on the road.

The text has been translated into English with the help of artificial intelligence.