Applying for a special registration plate

Ensure the special plate you want meets the requirements.

If you are unable to apply for a special registration plate using the e-services, you can apply for it with a printed form.

Restrictions on the content of the special registration plate

• Special registration plates for passenger cars must have two to three letters and a number up to three digits long.
• Special registration plates for motorcycles and mopeds must have either two or three letters and a number up to three digits long, or vice versa.
• The letter combination CD is reserved for diplomatic vehicles only.
• Zero cannot be the first or only digit in the plate’s number sequence.
• The use of the letters W and Q is subject to restrictions for registration numbers of mopeds and snowmobiles.

Special registration plates with a black background can be issued for

• Historic vehicles
• Vehicles which, according to register data, have previously had such plates
• Vehicles put into service abroad introduced in 1971 or earlier
• Vehicles or trailers put into service in Finland introduced in 1972 or earlier
• Motorcycles put into service in Finland introduced in 1973 or earlier.

Small registration plates with a white background can be issued for

• Vehicles currently equipped with small plates with a white background
• Vehicles with not enough room for another type of plate (an inspector has confirmed the vehicle cannot accommodate a long registration plate).