Advertising and notices on the roadside
- Permit or other obligation
- Nationwide except the Åland Islands
- Public service
Before placing an advertisement or notice for road users, you must read the regulations on roadside advertising. The placement of an advertisement might require notification and a permitting decision, compliance with Traficom’s regulations on roadside advertising and notices, requesting a statement and/or applying for a permit. Opasteapuri (sign assistant) will help you select the correct applicat ...
Do the following
An advertisement placed outside the local detailed plan area
Use the e-service. Signing into the service requires strong authentication. You will need either a bank ID, a mobile certificate or a certificate card.
Each advertisement requires its own notification with the attachments listed below.
- a map that shows the intended location, distance of the advertisement from the highway and its placement and orientation in relation to the highway
- a picture or description of the characteristics of the advertisement (e.g. material, size, lighting, etc.)
- account of the land owner’s or holder’s permission for placing the advertisement on their land
- account of the route used for maintenance operations (on trunk roads, main roads and national roads, maintenance operations cannot be performed from the road).
An advertisement placed in the local detailed plan area
If you want to place an advertisement outside the highway traffic area in a planned area, please request a statement from the Economic Development Centre of Inner Finland regardless of the municipality in question. The statement can be requested by the municipality or by the person setting up the advertising device.
Send a free-form statement request with its attachments to kirjaamo.sisa-suomi(at)elinvoimakeskus.fi.
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Attach the following information on the request for a statement:
- a plan extract
- a map that shows the intended location of the advertisement and its placement and orientation in relation to the highway and a picture or description of the characteristics of the advertisement (e.g. material, size, lighting, changing interval of advertisements etc.).
To whom and on what terms
You cannot place a roadside advertisement that is under the notification obligation before obtaining a permissive decision.
If the guidance sign does not require a notification or a permit application, the instructions given in Traficom's regulation must still be followed.
Processing time
The Economic Development Centre will give a decision within 30 days of the receipt of the notification. The decision is subject to a fee.
Period of validity
The decision is valid for 10 years.