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Finland

International code
FIN
ISO code
FI / FIN
Data status
Verified
FIN

Plates carry no regional meaning. Plates carry no regional meaning, so there is no region to show.

MapDriving in Finland: plates, vignettes and zones

Current plate formats

  • StandardSince 1972
    ABC-123

    Two or three letters, a dash and up to three digits, in black on white with the EU strip (since 2001). From 1989 the code has no geographic meaning. Between 1972 and 1989 the first letter showed where the vehicle was first registered. Åland has its own plate type.

    black on white

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Older formats

No longer issued, but some may still be on the road.

  • Standard1960–1972
    ABC-12

    Three letters, a dash and one or two digits, embossed in white on black with a white border. The first letter was the province.

    white on black

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History

  1. 1922

    Standard plate with a provincial letter code and a four-digit number.

  2. 1950

    Annual plates end. Two letters, a dash and up to three digits, white on black.

  3. 1960

    A white border is added to the plate. Three letters, a dash and one or two digits are issued from 1961.

  4. 1972

    The current plate type is introduced.

  5. 1989

    The first letter stops showing the region of first registration.

  6. 2001

    Plates with the EU strip are introduced.

Related countries

EU-style plates

Sources

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