Insurance of a motor vehicle is a legal obligation

If a vehicle is registered for use in traffic, it must be covered by a valid motor liability insurance. Read more about the obligation to insure the vehicle.

Check the salient legislation related to motor liability insurance by clicking the links below:

• The Act governing motor liability insurance (pdf)
• Motor insurance directives (Council of Bureaux website)
• The Act governing rehabilitation (pdf)
• Tort Liability Act (in Finnish on Finlex website) 
• Insurance Contracts Act (in Finnish on Finlex website) 
• Vehicles Act (in Finnish on Finlex website)
• The regulation on registration (in Finnish on Finlex website)