When you have sold or exported your vehicle for registration abroad or in Åland, you can decommission it abroad or to Åland.
You can decommission a vehicle transferred abroad or to Åland if you are the owner or holder of the vehicle. You will also have to be able to prove that the vehicle has left the country.
Decommissioning a vehicle transferred abroad or to Åland will interrupt the vehicle tax and the validity of the motor vehicle liability insurance.
How to decommission a vehicle transferred abroad or to Åland
You can decommission your vehicle abroad or to Åland at an inspection station that offers registration services. Bring a copy of the registration certificate from the foreign country / Åland or a certification of exit from Finnish customs.
If you are unable to visit an inspection station, you can send the aforementioned document either by post to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom, P.O. Box 320, 00059 TRAFICOM or by email to kirjaamo@traficom.fi . Based on your notification, Traficom will mark your vehicle as decommissioned abroad or to Åland.
Jos lähetät hakemuksen sähköpostitse, suosittelemme käyttämään salattua yhteyttä. Näin varmistat, ettei ulkopuoliset pääse tietoihin käsiksi.
Sending secure email to Traficom (External link)
Traficom removes a vehicle from the Finnish register based on the notification of an authority in another EU country
The registration authorities of EU countries notify Traficom when a vehicle registered in Finland has been registered in another EU country. Based on the notification, Traficom marks the vehicle as decommissioned abroad. Sometimes there are delays or other challenges in the flow of information. The fastest way to stop the vehicle tax payments and motor vehicle liability insurance premiums is to decommission the vehicle abroad by following the instructions on this page.