# Finland license plate: Koenumero

> The Finland koenumero license plate: format L-999, for example S-913, documented since 1996. What each character means, its sizes and sources.

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

![Finland license plate, Koenumero (documented since 1996)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-koenumero/finland-license-plate-koenumero.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `L-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1996 → today (documented from 1996; the format is likely older) |
| Class | dealer |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 338 × 118 mm |
| Colours | background #F3A513; characters #000000; border #000000 |
| Checking a registration | The format above is broad: a registration that fits it has the right shape, which does not show that this series issued it. |
| Series id | `fi-koenumero` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/koenumero) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 16(1)(7)](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [A 1598/1995 § 36(4): 'Koenumerokilvessä on sana KOE, yksi kirjain ja enintään kolminumeroinen luku mustin merkein keltaisella, heijastavalla pohjalla' — same rule, same word order, since 1.1.1996](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1995/1598)
- [ajoneuvolaki § 116 koenumerotodistus ja koenumerokilvet; § 116 applies §§ 99-101 to test plates except § 100(1)](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2021/82)
- [määräys § 3.9: 118 x 338, vertical KOE 22 x 13 mm at the left edge, hyphen required between the letter and the digits](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/authority-regulation/536142/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [who may hold one (a company), the three permitted uses, and that the vehicle's own plates must be removed or covered while test plates are in use](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/hae-ajoneuvolle-koenumerotodistusta)
- ['Koenumerokilpi (118x338 mm)', captioned KOE 100-H — the source of the order disagreement](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/suomessa-kaytettavat-rekisterikilvet)

## About this plate

BINDING NOTE: like the German rote Kennzeichen it binds to a BUSINESS, not a vehicle: the koenumerotodistus is granted to a company, may be used only by the holder or its representative, and only for research/development testing, a short sales test-drive or demonstration, or a move directly connected with manufacture, sale, fitting-out, repair or inspection. Traficom's instruction is explicit that the vehicle's own plates come off or get covered while the test plates are on.

## Use it

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

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