General information
General overview
Roadworthiness of a vehicle is attested by a roadworthiness certificate structured as required in a decree by Finland’s joint Transport and Communications Agency, Traficom https://www.finlex.fi/fi/viranomaiset/normi/454001/44172 . Outside this rule, there is no specific format for the certificate. The vehicle testing centre provides the roadworthiness certificate once the vehicle has passed the roadworthiness test. The technical part of the registration certificate is only given if requested.
Test frequency
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Categories of Vehicles |
First mandatory test |
Subsequent tests |
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M1, N1, special purpose vehicles weighing no more than 3.5 tonnes and L7e |
Within four years after the date of first registration |
Every two years then every year after 10 years after the date of first registration
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L6e |
Within three years after the date of first registration |
Within two years after the first test then every year |
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M1 (taxis, N1, L6e and L7e subject to a licence |
Within one year after the date of first registration If over a year has passed since the date of first registration date or since the last registration before the licensed activities start, the vehicle must be inspected before the activities begin.
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Every year |
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O2 |
Within two years after the date of first registration, by the end of the calendar year |
Every two years, by the end of the calendar year |
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M2, M3, N2, N3, 03, 04, special purpose vehicles above 3.5 tonnes and ambulance vehicles |
Within one year after the date of first registration |
Every year |
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Tractors (T1b, T2b, T&3b) with a maximum speed of no more than 60 km/h used for the transportation of goods subject to licence |
Within four years after the date of first registration |
Every two years |
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Vehicles of historical interest subject to inspection with a registration date of 01/01/1960 or later |
Every two years, by the end of June |
Every two years, by the end of June |
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Vintage vehicles subject to inspection, with a registration date before 01/01/1960 |
Every four years, by the end of June |
Every four years, by the end of June |
Exemptions: Towed vehicles do not need to be inspected periodically
Responsible authorities
Roadworthiness certificates are issued by vehicle testing centres to which Traficom has issued an authorisation to carry out roadworthiness tests. The vehicle testing centres use their own roadworthiness certificates.
Websites
www.traficom.fi (Finnish, Swedish and English)
Major changes
As of 20/05/2018, the Finnish Government Decree on the Control of Roadworthiness of Vehicles Used in Traffic (1245/2002) was changed so that new periodic roadworthiness inspection intervals apply. The new intervals come into effect when a vehicle is inspected for the first time under the new legislation. There is a new decree reforming this decree in 2019 as the numbering of the roadworthiness certificates in the current decree does not comply with the directive 2014/45/EU. The new decree also includes a format for the roadworthiness certificate.
