# Finland license plate: Standard black

> The Finland standard black license plate: format LLL-999, for example ISV-785, documented since 1996, car, van, truck, and bus.

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

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

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | ~1996 → today (documented from 1996; the format is likely older) |
| Class | historic |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 338 × 118 mm |
| Other sizes | 397 × 118 mm |
| Colours | background #000000; characters #FFFFFF; border #FFFFFF |
| Rear plate differs from the front | no |
| 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-standard-black` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/standard-black) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 16(2), verbatim: 'Ajoneuvoa varten voidaan hakemuksesta antaa rekisterikilvet, joissa 1 momentin 1 tai 2 kohdassa tarkoitettu rekisteritunnus on valkoinen mustalla pohjalla ilman kansallisuustunnusta, jos ajoneuvossa on aikaisemmin ollut tällaiset kilvet tai jos ulkomailta tuotu ajoneuvo on otettu käyttöön ennen vuotta 1972'](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [A 1598/1995 § 36(1)(f) carries the same rule with the same 1972 cutoff — the regime is at least as old as 1996](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1995/1598)
- [the four eligibility routes, including 'Suomessa käyttöönotetulle autolle tai perävaunulle, joka on otettu käyttöön vuonna 1972 tai aiemmin' and 'Suomessa käyttöönotetulle moottoripyörälle, joka on otettu käyttöön vuonna 1973 tai aiemmin'](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/hae-ajoneuvolle-erityiskilpea)
- [määräys §§ 3.1.2, 4.1.2, 4.4: black car plates are 118 x 338 or 118 x 397, non-reflective, white mark and border](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/authority-regulation/536142/mainPdf/main.pdf)

## About this plate

THE RETRO BLACK PLATE, and the trap it sets. It looks like a pre-1972 Finnish plate and it is not one: a black plate issued today carries the MODERN § 16(1)(1) mark (2-3 letters, then up to 3 digits), because § 16(2) says in terms that it is "1 momentin 1 tai 2 kohdassa tarkoitettu rekisteritunnus" printed white on black. Nothing about the SERIAL is historic; only the colours are.

## Other historic plates here

- [Museum car M](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/museum-car-m) (documented since 1996)
- [Museum motorcycle M](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/museum-motorcycle-m) (documented since 1996)

## Use it

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

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