Laws and technical requirements
- Vehicle Act – current legislation
Legislation on vehicle approval, inspection and registration.
- Traficom regulations and provisions
Search for a regulation by topic or identifier.
- Vehicle regulation and amendment effective 30 June 2026
Technical requirements and update to Annex H2. The page contains the regulation and amendment documents.
Heavy vehicles and transport
- Load bodies and securing loads – effective from 2 February 2026
Regulation TRAFICOM/86935/03.04.03.00/2025 replaces the previous load-body regulation.
- Changes to the load-body regulation – Traficom
Summary of the reform and its entry into force.
- VAK and ADR legislation and regulations
Traficomin koonti vaarallisten aineiden kuljetusta koskevista vaatimuksista.
Collection of regulations and rule versions
Below are technical sources retained from the previous site, grouped by topic. A single PDF or regulation year alone does not determine which version applies to your vehicle.
Inspection and legislation
- Ajoneuvolaki 15.1.2021/82
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
- Decree on the use of vehicles on the road 31/2019
2019 amending decree; not an up-to-date consolidated version of current requirements.
- Vehicle inspection assessment criteria
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
Brakes, load bodies and special transports
- Air-brake regulation for heavy vehicles
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
- Alternative requirements for air brakes of motor vehicles and trailers
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
- Load bodies and securing loads TRAFICOM/149639/03.04.03.00/2019: so-called load-body decision 1 April 2021
Replaced by the regulation effective from 2 February 2026. The new regulation is linked above.
- Special transports and special transport vehicles
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
Vehicle structure and technical requirements
- Revised vehicle regulation 16 October 2023
Base regulation dated 16 October 2023. Also note the amendment effective 30 June 2026 linked above.
- Modification of a motor vehicle and its trailer 1 March 2021
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
UN/ECE regulations and transport of dangerous goods
- All UN/ECE regulations
Version-specific source. Check the applicable version and amendments in the authority's regulation collection.
- Electrical safety ECE-R100/03 9 June 2021
Published version of Regulation R100. The applicable amendment series depends on the vehicle approval.
- Rear underrun protection, UN/ECE Regulation R58/03, 1 September 2021
Published version of UN/ECE Regulation R58; this is a UN/ECE regulation, not a directive.
- Lateral protection, UN/ECE Regulation R73/01
Published version of UN/ECE Regulation R73; this is a UN/ECE regulation, not a directive.
- Installation of lighting and light-signalling devices ECE-R48/03
Earlier published version of Regulation R48. Check the amendment series applicable to the vehicle.
- VAK/ADR rules
The current consolidated source is available from the VAK/ADR link above.
Sources and further information
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