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Apply for a special registration plate for your vehicle

If you want to select your own registration number, apply for a special registration plate for your vehicle in My e-Services.

Special registration plates are vehicle-specific. You cannot apply for a special registration plate that is already used in another registered vehicle. Check with the customer service for vehicle registration whether the registration number you are applying for is available.

Contact customer service for vehicle registration

If you want to transfer the special registration plate granted to your vehicle to another vehicle, you must apply for a new decision on the special registration plate.

Ensure the special plate you want meets the requirements 

The vehicle category (such as passenger car, motorcycle) determines the form of the special plate. For example, special registration plates for passenger cars can have two to three letters and a number up to three digits long.

Read more about the restrictions on special registration plates and plate types at the bottom of this page under the title Restrictions on special registration plates and plate types.

Do the following

  • Step 1

    Fill in the application for special registration plate in My e-Services

    Please note that by submitting the application, you agree to pay the fee related to the approved special registration plate decision.

    • Log in to My e-Services.

      After identification, select your service role: personal services, acting on behalf of another person or acting on behalf of a company/an organisation.
       
    • Apply for a special registration plate in the Vehicles and taxation section.

      Select Apply for special registration plate.
       
    • You can check that the applying for a special registration plate succeeded on the My Activities page.
  • Step 2

    You will receive a decision on the special registration plate in Suomi.fi Messages or by post

    You will receive a decision on the special registration plate either electronically in Suomi.fi Messages or by post. 

  • Step 3

    Register the special registration plate for your vehicle at an inspection station

    Once the decision has been made and the registration plates are ready, Traficom will send the plates to the inspection station that offers registration services that you indicated in your application.

    Once the decision has been made, you have 3 months to register the vehicle with special plates. After that, the plates will be scrapped and the registration number will become available for a new application.

    When registering, present the decision on a special registration plate. The inspection station will charge a separate fee for the registration and the plates.

    You can view the inspection stations that offer registration services in the map service
    See the price list for registration and registration plates
  • Step 4

    Pay for the decision on the special registration plate when you receive the invoice

    When you receive an invoice for the special registration plate issued to you, pay the invoice you received. If you do not pay the invoice, it may be subject to enforcement proceedings without a separate decision.

    See the price list for the special registration plate decision

If you are unable to apply for a special registration plate using the e-services, you can apply for it with a printed form.

Fill in, print out and sign the application for special registration plate (application available in Finnish)

Send the application form to Traficom's registry at Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, PO Box 320, 00059 TRAFICOM.

Restrictions on special registration plates and plate types 

  • Special registration plates for passenger cars must have two to three letters and a number up to three digits long.
  • Special registration plates for motorcycles and mopeds must have either two or three letters and a number up to three digits long, or vice versa.
  • The letter combination CD is reserved for diplomatic vehicles only.
  • Zero cannot be the first or only digit in the plate’s number sequence.
  • The use of the letters W and Q is subject to restrictions for registration numbers of mopeds and snowmobiles.

Special registration plates with a black background can be issued for

  • Historic vehicles
  • Vehicles which, according to register data, have previously had such plates
  • Vehicles put into service abroad introduced in 1971 or earlier
  • Vehicles or trailers put into service in Finland introduced in 1972 or earlier
  • Motorcycles put into service in Finland introduced in 1973 or earlier.

Small registration plates with a white background can be issued for

  • Vehicles currently equipped with small plates with a white background
  • Vehicles with not enough room for another type of plate (an inspector has confirmed the vehicle cannot accommodate a long registration plate).

Frequently asked questions about special registration plates

A special registration plate is vehicle-specific, so you must apply to Traficom for a special plate for your new vehicle. After this, you can visit an inspection station to change the registration number on your old vehicle.

Once you receive the decision on the special registration plate, you can register the new vehicle with the special plate.

You may use your old registration plates if they are still in good condition. Enter this information in the Further information field of the application if you use your old plates, so that new plates will not be manufactured.

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