# Finland license plate: L-class letters-first

> The Finland L-class letters-first license plate: format LLL-999, for example JWD-121, 1996 to 2008, motorcycle, moped, and quadricycle.

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

![Finland license plate, L-class letters-first (1996 to 2008)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-lclass-lettersfirst/finland-license-plate-l-class-letters-first.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 1996–2008 |
| Class | motorcycle |
| Issued for | motorcycle, moped, quadricycle |
| Plate size | 165 × 200 mm |
| Other sizes | 280 × 118 mm |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left; border #000000 |
| 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-lclass-lettersfirst` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/lclass-lettersfirst) |

Sources:

- [A 1598/1995 § 36(1)(a): cars, L-class vehicles and trailers share the letters-then-digits mark; § 70: in force 1.1.1996](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1995/1598)
- [A 893/2007 § 25(1)(2) (Rekisteritunnuksen sisältö ja rekisterikilpien väri) inverts the L-class mark to digits-then-letters; § 58 Voimaantulo: 'Tämä asetus tulee voimaan 1 päivänä kesäkuuta 2008'; Siirtymäsäännökset: 'Ennen tämän asetuksen voimaantuloa ajoneuvoa varten annetut tai kilpivalmistajalta tilatut L-luokan ajoneuvojen rekisterikilvissä olevat rekisteritunnukset saavat olla tämän asetuksen voimaan tullessa voimassa olleiden säännösten mukaisia'](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2007/893)
- [the gallery still illustrates letters-first motorcycle plates (KM-560, AK 202, BX 971) beside the digits-first ones](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/suomessa-kaytettavat-rekisterikilvet)

## Before and after

| Relation | Series | Years |
|---|---|---|
| Replaced by | [Motorcycle EU](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/motorcycle-eu) | 2008 to today |

## Other motorcycle plates here

- [Motorcycle EU](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/motorcycle-eu) (2008 to today)
- [Motorcycle no band](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/motorcycle-noband) (2008 to today)

## Use it

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

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