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Vehicle commissioning

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide
  • Public service

Recommission your decommissioned vehicle, motorcycle or other vehicle before taking it on the road again.

You can use your vehicle again when:

  • You have commissioned it
  • The periodic inspection of the vehicle is valid
  • The motor vehicle liability insurance is valid
  • The registration plates are attached
  • Any overdue vehicle tax has been paid.

The commissioning is valid until further notice, b ...

Do the following

Make the notification of commissioning in Traficom's My e-Services. The commissioning takes effect immediately after the notification.

If you cannot perform a commissioning electronically, you can contact your insurance company or an inspection station that offers registration services. If necessary, you can also use the e-service provided by your own insurance company.

To whom and on what terms

Conditions for commissioning:

  • You are you the owner or holder of the vehicle and at least 15 years of age.
  • The service requires identification.

The service is not available, if

  • The vehicle tax for the car has not been paid. You can pay the vehicle tax in My e-Services and perform the commissioning after payment. There may be a delay of 5 to 10 minutes in updating the payment information.
  • The insurance details of the vehicle are incomplete.
  • The registration number is missing: The vehicle does not have a valid registration number.
  • The right to change registration details has been restricted: The vehicle is subject to a registration alteration prohibition issued by an authority, or it contains registration pendency data.
  • The vehicle has been deregistered or finally deregistered, decommissioned for registration to the military vehicle register or decommissioned for registration abroad or to Åland.
  • The vehicle has been stolen: The police have marked the vehicle as stolen.

The service is provided by

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom

Responsible for the service

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Text edited by: The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Updated: 3/6/2025