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Vehicle tax bill delivery methods

The vehicle tax bill is an invoice for vehicle tax. You usually receive it once a year. On this page, you can find information about how the vehicle tax bill is delivered.

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State Treasury’s priority order

If a private customer uses several delivery methods, the vehicle tax bill is sent according to the State Treasury’s order of priority below:

  1. E-invoice
  2. OmaPosti
  3. Kivra (vehicle tax bills will not be sent to Kivra after 31 October 2026)
  4. Suomi.fi Messages
  5. Letter post

Please note that Traficom does not send vehicle tax bills by email attachment or via text message.

Kivra's digital mail service will close on 1 December 2026

Posti and Kivra have agreed that Kivra's digital mail services in Finland will be transferred to Posti. If you already use OmaPosti, messages and invoices that were previously delivered to Kivra will in future be delivered to OmaPosti.

Vehicle tax bills will no longer be delivered to Kivra after 31 October 2026.

However, invoices and messages that have already been delivered to Kivra will not be transferred automatically to OmaPosti.

Pay your vehicle tax bill received in Kivra in good time

Pay invoices received in Kivra, such as your vehicle tax bill, well before the service closes so that the payment has time to be registered by the recipient before Kivra closes on 1 December 2026.

Receiving official mail became primarily digital as of 14 April 2026

As of 14 April 2026, when you identify yourself in Traficom's or another authority’s electronic service for the first time, you will be directed to activate Suomi.fi Messages.

This means that Traficom sends the vehicle tax bill and vehicle tax reminder electronically to Suomi.fi Messages if you use Suomi.fi Messages and do not use any other electronic channels.

If you do not use the e-services of public administration, the change will not affect you, and you will continue to receive paper mail from authorities. The change also does not apply to minors, persons under guardianship or persons with a valid continuing power of attorney. 

At the moment, vehicle tax bills cannot be sent to companies via Suomi.fi Messages.

Paper mail will remain an option for those who are not affected by the change or who do not use an electronic mailbox.

Vehicle tax bill delivery methods

E-invoice

You can receive invoices in electronic format in your online bank. These are called e-invoices. The invoice contains all the required information, and all you need to do is check the invoice and confirm the payment.

You can order an e-invoice proposal for vehicle tax in My e-services and accept it in your online bank.

You can also order an e-invoice through your own online bank. To order e-invoices, you need your vehicle tax customer number. The customer number is marked on the vehicle tax bill, and you can check it from Traficom’s My e-Services under My details.

When ordering the e-invoice, please note that the vehicle tax bills for all the vehicles of the taxpayer specified in the vehicle tax bill will be sent to the online bank as an e-invoice. To make sure that you do not order another person’s vehicle tax bills to your online bank, review the taxpayer information carefully. For more information about ordering e-invoices, please contact your own bank.

OmaPosti

OmaPosti will send you a notification when you receive a vehicle tax bill, if you have activated notifications in the application. You can pay your vehicle taxes directly in the OmaPosti app.

If you order an e-invoice, you will no longer receive your vehicle tax bill in OmaPosti.

Suomi.fi Messages

Suomi.fi Messages is a secure way to interact with the public administration. Once you start using the service, you will receive your vehicle tax bills electronically in Suomi.fi Messages.

Please note that once you activate Suomi.fi Messages, all organisations using Suomi.fi Messages will begin sending you regular messages and messages that require confirmation of receipt via the service. The messages may include decisions, invoices and appointment booking details, for example.

If you order an e-invoice or activate OmaPosti or Kivra, you will no longer receive your vehicle tax bill in Suomi.fi Messages.

Printed tax bill by letter post

The vehicle tax bill will be sent to the address you have provided in the Population Information System.

If you order an e-invoice or activate OmaPosti, Kivra or Suomi.fi Messages, you will no longer receive your vehicle tax bill by letter post.

Company e-invoice

The company’s vehicle tax bills are sent to the address registered in the Finnish Business Information System (BIS).

For vehicle taxation, the company can provide an e-invoicing address, a separate billing address for postal mail, or both.

If you have not received your vehicle tax bill

Traficom primarily sends vehicle tax bills electronically.

Check whether your vehicle tax bill has been delivered to one of the following electronic channels:

  • as an e-invoice to your online bank
  • to OmaPosti
  • to Kivra (vehicle tax bills will not be sent to Kivra after 31 October 2026)
  • to Suomi.fi Messages.

You can check your vehicle tax details and pay the tax in Traficom’s My e-Services. You can also ask Traficom to send the vehicle tax bill again.

Frequently asked questions about vehicle tax bill delivery methods

At the moment, vehicle tax bills cannot be sent to companies via Suomi.fi Messages.

However, a company can provide Traficom with a separate e-invoicing address for vehicle tax bills. The e-invoicing address can be provided in the My e-Services.

The payment reminder is delivered in the same way as the vehicle tax bill. You will receive the reminder electronically if you use an electronic delivery method. Otherwise, the reminder will be sent by post. Traficom does not send payment reminders as email attachments or as text messages.

We will send the tax bill to your foreign address if you have specified a permanent foreign address in the Population Information System.

If you order the vehicle tax bill as an e-invoice, the tax bill will be delivered straight to your online bank. Alternatively, you can start using a digital inbox (OmaPosti, Kivra or Suomi.fi Messages).

The death estate’s vehicle tax bill is sent to the address known to Traficom.

A party to the death estate may report the change of address in writing to Traficom by post or email. You are required to verify your interest in the death estate by including the deed of estate inventory, the deceased person’s birth certificate, an extract from the Population Information System or a report on family relationships. The address reported to Traficom is valid for up to one year, after which the address must be reported again, if necessary.

As a party to the death estate, you can order the vehicle tax bill as an invoice to your online bank.

You can also check and pay the estate’s vehicle tax based on vehicle registration number in My e-Services with the service Vehicle data and tax payments.

How to check and pay vehicle tax

There are two ways to order an e-invoice:

  1. You can order an e-invoice proposal for vehicle tax in My e-Services and accept it in your online bank.
  2. Order an e-invoice from your online bank using your customer ID, following the bank's instructions. You can find the customer ID in My e-Services under My details or on the vehicle tax bill.

When you use e-invoicing, the vehicle tax will be paid automatically or you can approve the invoice before it is paid – you decide. Switch to e-invoicing and make paying easier!

How to order vehicle tax as an e-invoice

A letter addressed to another person must not be opened and must be returned to Traficom.

If you have received a vehicle tax bill addressed to another person, please write on the envelope that the recipient does not live at this address. Return the letter to the nearest Post Office yellow letterbox.

If you have a valid e-invoicing agreement, the revised tax bill will be sent as an e-invoice if there are at least 7 days until the due date.

The company’s information is updated automatically in the Transport Register from the Business Information System.

If the address or name of a business location other than the main unit changes or the company’s/organisation’s information is not available in the Business Information System, update the information in Traficom’s My e-Services or by submitting the form Notification of the change of address of a company/organisation.

Traficom does not use the Tieke e-Invoice Address Service for vehicle taxation.

Instructions for vehicle tax services

How to check and pay vehicle tax
How to order vehicle tax as an e-invoice
How to provide the company invoicing address for vehicle tax
How to change your address or name data in the Transport Register

Vehicle Tax Act

Read Vehicle Tax Act Ulkoinen verkkopalvelu.

1281/2003Valid from: 01/01/2004

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