# Finland license plate: Diplomatic C

> The Finland diplomatic C license plate: format C-99999, for example C-62857, documented since 1996, car, van, and motorcycle.

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Part of [Finland license plates](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland) (18 registration series).

![Finland license plate, Diplomatic C (documented since 1996)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-diplomatic-c/finland-license-plate-diplomatic-c.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `C-99999` (9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1996 → today (documented from 1996; the format is likely older) |
| Class | diplomatic |
| Issued for | car, van, motorcycle |
| Plate size | 397 × 118 mm |
| Other sizes | 300 × 112 mm; 165 × 200 mm: motorcycle |
| Colours | background #225296; characters #FFFFFF; border #FFFFFF |
| Checking a registration | The format above follows the issuing rules: a registration that fits it is one this series could have issued. |
| Series id | `fi-diplomatic-c` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/diplomatic-c) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 16(1)(4), second limb: 'edustustojen ja niiden henkilökuntaan kuuluvien henkilöiden muun tulli- ja verovapaan ajoneuvon rekisterikilvessä on kirjain C ja ulkoministeriön määräämä enintään viisinumeroinen valkoinen luku sinisellä, heijastavalla pohjalla'](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [A 1598/1995 § 36(1)(c), second limb, same rule since 1.1.1996](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1995/1598)
- ['Diplomaattikilpi (118x397 mm)', illustrated with C-11012](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/suomessa-kaytettavat-rekisterikilvet)

## About this plate

THE C PLATE, the wider tax- and duty-free category: OTHER vehicles of missions and of their staff, as against the CD plate's official cars and accredited diplomats.

## Other diplomatic plates here

- [Diplomatic CD](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/diplomatic-cd) (documented since 1996)

## Use it

- Plate image (SVG): https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-diplomatic-c.svg
- Make it with your own text: https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plate-generator/finland?series=fi-diplomatic-c
- API: `GET https://vehiclesdb.com/api/v1/plates/fi` returns this series as the entry with `"id": "fi-diplomatic-c"` (https://vehiclesdb.com/api)

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