Speed limits in Finland

Standard speed limits in Finland

Finnish 40 km/h speed limit zone sign

Speed limits in Finland are generally:

• Motorways: 120 km/h
  • In winter limits are often lowered to 100 km/h as decided each year by local authority.
  • Motorways close to urban areas are always 100 km/h.
• Main provincial roads (paved)- 100 km/h or 80 km/h (by location, and often in winter).
• Rural roads- 80 km/h (paved or gravel), unless otherwise indicated.
• Within a built-up area- 50 km/h unless otherwise indicated.

The speed limits in Finland are 20, 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 100 and 120 km/h. But the signs are always displayed with the actual speed limit value rather than having «end of speed limit» signs, unlike most other countries in Europe.

Usage of speed limits

• 20 km/h
  • Special streets in cities (pedestrian zones, yard streets)
• 30 km/h
  • In residential areas
• 40 km/h
  • In built-up areas
• 50 km/h
  • On big streets in built-up areas
• 60 km/h
  • On big streets in built-up areas
  • On small roads outside built-up areas
• 70 km/h
  • On big roads close to big cities
• 80 km/h
  • On rural roads
  • On single carriageway main roads especially in winter
• 100 km/h
  • On motorways close to big cities and in winter on all motorways
  • Expressways/dual carriageway main roads
  • Good quality single carriageway main roads especially in summer
  • Some good quality paved regional roads with low traffic in summer
• 120 km/h
  • Motorways in summer

Max speed limits

Vehicle	Max speed
Buses	100 km/h
Trucks	80 km/h
Vehicles with light trailers	100 km/h
Vehicles with heavy trailers	80 km/h
Towing another vehicle	60 km/h
Mopeds	45 km/h
Light quadricycles	45 km/h
Tractors	60 km/h
Snowmobiles	60 km/h (80 km/h on ice)