Scan or photograph the documents
Scan photographs of a finished boat before you start the registration process. You can also send the attachments by mail afterwards.
First registration of self-built and historical craft
First registration must be completed before the watercraft is taken into service in Finland. First registration refers to registering any watercraft in Finland for the first time. You must indicate the actual and principal municipality of use of a watercraft to be registered in Finland. A precondition for registration is that the watercraft will be put into service in Finland.
To use the e-services
Prepare to fill in a number of technical specifications of the watercraft and its engine
You can have a look at the registration form in advance to familiarise yourself with the required information (External link). All information marked with an asterisk (*) on this form is also mandatory when you carry out the first registration in the e-services. In addition to the notification form, also fill in the form Additional information for the first registration of a self-built or historical watercraft. (External link)
Log in to our e-services
Identification is required to use the service. You must be aged 15 or over.
Select the service
Select the First registration of a watercraft service.
Fill in the information
Complete the information of the owners/holders of the craft. As an identified user you are automatically the owner of the watercraft, and this information cannot be changed.
Acknowledge modifications and pay
Pay the fee for the first registration and remember to click on the Return to the seller's service button to receive a confirmation and print your receipt.
If you indicated that you intend to deliver some of the attachments by mail, print out a covering letter on the confirmation page. When you attach the covering letter to the mailed documents, they can be linked to the right form and the registration can be processed faster. Please note that if you have indicated your intention to send some of the attachments by mail, the processing of your registration will not start before all the required attachments have been received.
The processing time of a notification is around one to two weeks. A registration certificate will be mailed to your home address once your watercraft has been registered.
You can log on to My e-Services to check if the watercraft is shown as registered under your name. If it is, you may use the craft, even if you have not received the registration certificate yet. However, remember to attach the registration number to the craft as instructed. If necessary, the authorities can check the system to see that the watercraft has been registered and that the certificate is being issued. It is, however, a good idea to always keep the bill of sale in the watercraft when using it.
Alternatively, you can send the signed notification including the attachments to Traficom:
Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
PO Box 320
00059 TRAFICOM