# Finland license plate: Siirtomerkki

> The Finland siirtomerkki license plate: format LL-9999, for example ZJ-1813, documented since 2021. 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, Siirtomerkki (documented since 2021)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-siirtomerkki/finland-license-plate-siirtomerkki.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LL-9999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~2021 → today (documented from 2021; the format is likely older) |
| Class | temporary |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus, motorcycle, moped, trailer, tractor, machine |
| Plate size | 290 × 100 mm |
| Other sizes | 120 × 120 mm: motorcycle and moped; two rows, no hyphen; characters at least 38 mm high and 25 mm wide; single-sided adhesive |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #CC0000 |
| 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-siirtomerkki` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/siirtomerkki) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 20 Siirtomerkkien sisältö ja väri](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [ajoneuvolaki § 118: siirtolupa, and § 118(5) delegating the transfer mark's dimensions and technical properties to Traficom](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/2021/82)
- [määräys §§ 5.1-5.2: 100 x 290 and 120 x 120, Arial Narrow bold at 218p / 170p, polypropylene, adhesive, character sizes](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/authority-regulation/536142/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [the conditions, the week-ahead start rule, where the marks go on the vehicle, and the duty to remove and destroy them](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/hae-ajoneuvolle-siirtolupaa)
- ['Auton ja perävaunun siirtomerkki (100 x 292mm)' — the gallery says 292 mm where the regulation says 290 mm; the regulation governs](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/suomessa-kaytettavat-rekisterikilvet)

## About this plate

TWO DISCREPANCIES RECORDED, both between the regulation and Traficom's own web gallery: 290 vs 292 mm, and (on the snowmobile plate) 124 vs 123 mm. The regulation is the authority.

## Separators

hyphen required on the 100 x 290 car/trailer/tractor mark, forbidden on the 120 x 120 two-row motorcycle/moped mark (määräys §§ 5.1-5.2)

## How long it is valid

note: A siirtolupa is vehicle-specific and granted for a stated purpose: taking an unregistered or off-road vehicle to inspection or a workshop, moving an imported vehicle from the point of import, and similar. Traficom requires the permit to start within a week of application and requires the marks to be REMOVED AND DESTROYED when it expires.

## Use it

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

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