# Finland license plate: Standard white

> The Finland standard white license plate: format LLL-999, for example UES-659, 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 white (documented since 1996)](https://vehiclesdb.com/plates/fi/fi-standard-white/finland-license-plate-standard-white.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 | standard |
| Issued for | car, van, truck, bus |
| Plate size | 397 × 118 mm |
| Other sizes | 338 × 118 mm; 300 × 112 mm: the small plate: 56 mm characters, 8 mm stroke, 10 x 10,5 mm hyphen; cannot be made with mounting holes (määräys § 4.1.1) |
| Colours | background #FFFFFF; characters #000000; 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-white` (https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/standard-white) |

Sources:

- [A 162/2021 § 16(1)(1): the nationality sign applies 'jollei jäljempänä toisin säädetä', so an unbanded white plate remains a lawful issue](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/statute/694140/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [A 1598/1995 § 36(1)(a) — 'auton, L-luokan ajoneuvon sekä perävaunun rekisterikilvessä on kaksi tai kolme kirjainta ja enintään kolminumeroisen luvun käsittävä tunnus mustin merkein valkealla, heijastavalla pohjalla'; § 70: 'Tämä asetus tulee voimaan 1 päivänä tammikuuta 1996'](https://www.finlex.fi/fi/lainsaadanto/1995/1598)
- [Traficom määräys § 3.1.2: three sizes for a car plate without the nationality mark — 118 x 397, 118 x 338, 112 x 300](https://www.finlex.fi/api/media/authority-regulation/536142/mainPdf/main.pdf)
- [who may have the small 112 x 300 plate: a vehicle that already has one, or one an inspector has confirmed cannot take a long plate](https://www.traficom.fi/fi/autoilijat/hae-ajoneuvolle-erityiskilpea)

## About this plate

Finland's white-plate era is universally said to begin in 1972, and two primaries bear on that year without stating it, A 162/2021 § 16(2) allows black plates for an imported vehicle "otettu käyttöön ennen vuotta 1972", and Traficom's erityiskilpi page allows them for a Finnish car or trailer "joka on otettu käyttöön vuonna 1972 tai aiemmin" and a Finnish motorcycle "joka on otettu käyttöön vuonna 1973 tai aiemmin".

## Separators

hyphen required on all three sizes (Traficom määräys § 3.1.2: 'Kirjainten ja numeroiden välissä tulee olla väliviiva')

## Other standard plates here

- [Standard EU](https://vehiclesdb.com/license-plates/finland/standard-eu) (2001 to today)

## Use it

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

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