Cleaning instructions

Cleaning gives you more than just a pleasant living environment. It also affects your health and safety.
However, there certainly is more to life than just cleaning. Here is a handy calendar which shows you what to do and when to do it. The accompanying guidelines offer you even more cleaning tips.

Every day

• ventilate and leave your bed undone while finishing your morning activities
• make your bed
• put things back in their places
• tidy up the kitchen
• remove noticeable stains and litter

Every week

• vacuum the floors, carpets and textile furniture
• wipe the floors with a damp cloth if necessary
• wipe dust and fingerprints off surfaces
• clean the toilet and the bathroom
• empty the wastepaper baskets
• water the plants

Occasionally

• clean the windows
• organise and wipe the cupboards and drawers
• clean the lamps and bookcases
• clean the floor drains, ventilators and radiators
• service the household appliances
• clean the sauna
• wipe the floors more thoroughly and clean the mouldings, too
• wipe the doors and walls
• wipe dust and spider webs off the ceiling
• ventilate and wash interior textiles (bed linen, bedspread, carpets, curtains)

More information about cleaning is available at:
www.martat.fi
www.allergia.com
www.hengitysliitto.fi
www.sisailmayhdistys.fi