Vehicle Registration Plates of Finland - Current

Current

The registration number consists of two or three letters and a (maximum) three-digit number, embossed in black on a white, reflective field. A dash appears between the letter and number series.

Licence plate dimensions are 118 mm x 442 mm or 200 mm x 256 mm.

• Hole location/long plate: longitudinally 63,5 mm from the edge, vertically 59,0 mm from the edge (hole diameter 7 mm).
• Hole location/high plate: longitudinally 18,0 mm from the edge, vertically 100,0 mm from the edge (hole diameter 7 mm).

Old model licence plate dimensions are 118 mm x 397 mm or 118 mm x 338 mm.

• Hole location (118 mm x 397 mm): longitudinally 18,75 mm from the edge, vertically 59,6 mm from the edge (hole diameter 7 mm).
• Hole location (118 mm x 338 mm): longitudinally 16,75 mm from the edge, vertically 59,6 mm from the edge (hole diameter 7 mm).

On the vehicle designated for the President of the Finnish Republic, the licence plates can be replaced with the Finnish coat of arms.

An Åland number-plate has blue lettering.

Regular, non-vanity plates also have some more limitations:

• 2-3 letters & 1-3 numbers
• The letters used are A-Z and Å, Ä & Ö
• The letter part may not begin with P or W (used for trailers, but if you want to buy specific plate then you can have also these letters in the beginning)
• The number part may not begin with 0