Finland

USA, Michigan 1937

Last update: 21 Mar 2004

	Picture	Date of first issue	Date of last issue	Type	Description	Remarks
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2		1915?		car	123 H/ FORS	plate wanted Helsinki (Helsingfors) Luoma
3		1920?		car	O 123 O for OULU	plate wanted underlined (tax free) Luoma (2x)
4		May 1922 from Oct the year tabs	1929	car	A 1234	plate wanted with tab with additional year plate (tax?) Luoma (2nd)
5				mc	A 123	plate wanted with additional year plate (tax?) Luoma
6				dlr	KOE/A 123	plate wanted DNA files
7				temp	X 123	plate wanted tourist motorcycle (valid 3 months) DNA files
8				dlr	KOE/ A 123	motorcycle
9		1926?		other	A 12	plate wanted fire department here an ambulance Luoma
10		1930		car	A 1234	T = Turku
11				mc	A 123	plate wanted Oulu Luoma
12		1931		car	A 1234	plate wanted Oulu Luoma
13		1932		car	A 1234	H = Häme
14		1933		car	A 1234	A = Helsinki
15		1934		car	A 1234	plate wanted Oulu Luoma
16		1935		car	A 1234	new dies
17				mc	A 123	plate wanted Luoma
18		1936		car	A 1234	plate wanted Luoma
19		1937		car	A 1234	plate wanted Luoma
20				mc	A 123	plate wanted Fox
21		1938		car	A 1234	plate wanted Luoma
22		1939		car	A 1234	T = Turku
23				car	A 1234	plate wanted tax free (black border) DNA files
24				car	A 1234	plate wanted commercial? (red border) Europlate
25		1940		car	A 1234	plate wanted Luoma
26		1946		car	A 1234	plate wanted made of wood Luoma
27				other	A 1234	plate wanted tax free (white border) was on a fire truck Luoma
28		1947		car	A 1234	plate wanted made of wood Luoma
29		1948		car	A 1234	plate wanted made of wood Luoma
30		1949	June 1956	car	A 1234	plate wanted made of wood Luoma
31				mc	A 1234	made of wood
32		1950s?		govt	coat-of-arms	plate wanted president Luoma
33				temp	KOE/A 123	plate wanted Luoma
34		June 1949		car	AB 123	plate wanted copper? Luoma
35	picture wanted	Mar 1950	June 1954	car	AB 123	illuminated plates
36		Okt 1951		car	AB-123	cut corners
37				mc	AB-123	plate wanted cut corners Luoma
38		1951	1952	temp	KOE A 123	plate wanted cut corners Luoma
39		1951	1952	temp	KOE A 1234	plate wanted motorcycle cut corners Luoma
40		Feb 1952		temp	A 1234	plate wanted cut corners Luoma
41		Feb 1952		temp	A 1234	motorcycle cut corners
42		Jan 1952		CD		plate wanted silver on blue DNA files
43				CD		plate wanted white on blue Fox
44		June 1955		truck		orange frame
45		Oct 1956		govt		lion (no roses)
46	x	Oct 1957		dlr	K/O/E A 123
47	x			dlr	K/O/E A 123	motorcycle
48		1959		govt		lion with roses
49		?		car	AB-123	raised border no cut corners no painted border
50		?		mc	AB-123 insurance sticker of 1967	raised border no cut corners no painted border
-						mystery probably not made in Finland Fox
51		?		mc	AB 123	painted border
52		Sept 1959		car	AB 123	painted border
53		1965		mc	AB 123	new dies
54		1959		trac	123 AB	Dec 1957 (no border?)
55		from Apr 1960	until Apr 1995	mopd	every year a different color ABC/123 (even years) 123/ABC (odd years)	1960/61 black on orange 1961/62 black on silver 1962/63 white on green 1963/64 white on blue 1964/65 red on white 1965/66 white on black 1966/67 black on blue (Jan) 1973/74 brown on yellow later years not known
56		Oct 1960	Jun 1972	car	ABC 12	no leading zero's
57		1965?		temp	A 123 SF	plate wanted (2x) ever issued? also mc-size Luoma
58		Jan 1966	Sept 1989	temp	A 123 yr	export
a		?		tr	PA 1234	plate wanted Brekke
59		June 1972		car	ABC 123
60		June 1972	1989	car	AB 123	reissue
61		June 1972		car	NA 123	to fit US-cars
62				temp	A 1234
63			1996?	temp	A 1234	plate wanted mc
64			stopped	govt	AA 12	plate wanted minister Luoma
65		Mar 1973		govt	VAL/TIO	moped
66		1974	1997	mc	AB/123
67		1974	1982	trac	123 AB
68		1974	stopped	govt	123 A
69		1979		tr	PA 1234
70				army	1234	plate wanted no border Luoma
71				army	12/34	plate wanted mc no border Luoma
72				army	P 1234	plate wanted trailer no border Luoma
73				govt	coat-of-arms or 1-A (1-A not used anymore)	plate wanted president Luoma
74		Apr 1979		CD	CD 1234	plate wanted (2x) Luoma (2x)
75		blue		CD	C 12345	plate wanted (2x) embassy staff
76			Apr 1991	car	NAB 12	to fit US-cars
77		1979	1999	tr	PAB 123
78			?	dlr	K/O/E A 123	plate wanted 4 slots Luoma
79			stopped	dlr	K/O/E A 123	plate wanted mc
80		1982	?	trac	123 ABC	4 slots
81		Oct 1989	May 2001	pers	ABC 1	plate wanted (2x) car AKE mc Roovers
82		Oct 1989	1995	temp	A 123 yr	export
83		Oct 1989		car	NAB 123	plate wanted AKE
84		Sept 1990	July 1991	antq	MR 123	plate wanted
85		Sept 1990	now	antq	MM 123	plate wanted mc AKE
86		Nov 1990	now?	CD	CD 1234	plate wanted reflective Luoma
87		Nov 1990	now?	CD	C 12345	plate wanted embassy staff
88		Apr 1991	May 2001	car	JZA 12 going backwards	to fit US-cars
89		July 1991		antq	MRA 12	plate wanted Luoma
90		later?	now	antq	MA 123	plate wanted AKE
91		later?	now	antq	MA 123	plate wanted mc Roovers
92		Nov 1994	now	other	123/AB	plate wanted snowmobile Luoma
93		Apr 1995	now	mopd	AB/123
94		1995	May 2001	temp	A 123 m/yr	export
95		1996?	1997?	temp	A/123	motorcycle
96		1997	May 2001	mc	AB/123	new dies
97		Apr 1997	now	temp	A 1234	plate wanted transit Luoma
98		Apr 1997	now	temp	A/123	plate wanted mc transit Luoma
99		Jan 1998	May 2001	temp	A/12 m/yr	plate wanted export mc Roovers
100		Aug 1999	May 2001	car	6 new letters (ÅÄÖ-DQW)	plate wanted Luoma
101		1999?	now	tr	WAB-123	plate wanted Luoma
102		May 2001	now	car	ABC 123 ABC 12 (the old US-size)	Euro no short plates anymore?
103		May 2001	now	car	ABC/123 ABC/12	square
104		May 2001	now	mc	AB/123	Euro
105		May 2001	now	tr	WAB 123
106		May 2001	now	temp	A 123	export
107		May 2001	now	temp	A/12	export motorcycle
108
		?	?		A-12-FIN	not yet issued Luoma

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