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Tow away of vehicles left on the side of the road

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  • Nationwide except the Åland Islands
  • Public service

The Economic Development Centre of Lappland is nationally responsible for identifying the owners of the vehicles left on the road and for making decisions on towing and reimbursement.

The Economic Development Centre can have a vehicle towed from the road, if:

  • The vehicle has not been removed from an accident site within two days of the traffic accident;
  • The vehicle has been parked on t ...

Do the following

Reporting a Vehicle Left on the Road

You can report a vehicle left on the highway by telephoning the Road User Line, tel. 0200 2100. Give information about the location of the vehicle (municipality, address, road number or name) and the registration or other identification of the vehicle.

Retrieving Your Own Vehicle

The vehicle can be retrieved from the storage within 30 days the service of the decision.

When retrieving the vehicle, you must present a receipt of the paid tow-away fee and personal identification.

If the owner does not retrieve the towed vehicle within 30 days the service of the decision, the vehicle will become property of the municipality on whose area it was found.

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The service is provided by

Economic Development Centre

Other responsible organisations

Economic Development Centre of Uusimaa, Economic Development Centre of Southeast Finland, Economic Development Centre of Northern Finland, Economic Development Centre of Inland Finland, Economic Development Centre of South Ostrobothnia, Economic Development Centre of Lapland, Economic Development Centre of Southwest Finland, Economic Development Centre of Ostrobothnia, Economic Development Centre of Eastern Finland, Economic Development Centre of Central Finland

Responsible for the service

Economic Development Centre
Text edited by: Economic Development Centre
Updated: 3/3/2026