# Finland license plate: Standard EU

> The Finland standard EU license plate: format LLL-999, for example FXH-651, 2001 to today, 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 EU (2001 to today)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-standard-eu/finland-license-plate-standard-eu.svg)

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Format | `LLL-999` (L is any letter, 9 any digit) |
| Years | 2001 → today |
| Class | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 442 × 118 mm |
| Other sizes | 256 × 200 mm: two-row: letters above, digits below, NO hyphen; band 85 x 45 mm top-left |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; band #003399 on the left; border #000000 |
| 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-eu` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/standard-eu) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 16(1)(1) — 2 or 3 black letters and a black number of at most 3 digits on a white reflective ground, plus the nationality sign; § 14(2) two plates for a car; § 15 mounting; § 17 random allocation](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [A 764/2000: the FIN Euro-band inserted into A 1598/1995 § 37, in force 1.5.2001 — the date this series starts](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/saadoskokoelma/2000/764)
- [Traficom määräys §§ 2, 3.1.1, 4.1-4.4: band definition, 118 x 442 and 200 x 256, hyphen required/forbidden, 72 mm characters, 11 mm stroke, aluminium, ISO 7591-1982 film, embossing, border](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/authority-regulation/536142/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [2-3 letters + at most 3 digits; no leading zero; CD reserved for diplomatic vehicles](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/hae-ajoneuvolle-erityiskilpea)
- ['Auton matala EU-kilpi (118x442 mm)' and 'Auton korkea EU-kilpi (200x256 mm)' in the authority's own gallery](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/ajoneuvon-rekisterointi/suomessa-kaytettavat-rekisterikilvet)

## How numbers are issued

None to record: A 162/2021 § 17(1) allocates the mark AT RANDOM ("määräytyy sattumanvaraisesti"), so no era or block inference is possible from a Finnish mark, and a lost-plate replacement gets an entirely new mark (§ 17(3)).

## Separators

Traficom määräys § 3.1.1: on the 118 x 442 plate "Kirjainten ja numeroiden välissä tulee olla väliviiva", a hyphen is REQUIRED. On the 200 x 256 two-row plate the same section says letters go on the top row, digits on the bottom, and "Kirjainten ja numeroiden välissä ei saa olla väliviivaa", a hyphen is FORBIDDEN. Same mark, two printed forms.

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard white](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/standard-white) (documented since 1996)

## Use it

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

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