You live permanently outside the EU and you arrive in Finland for a vacation: You can use your car in Finland for a maximum of six months. After six months, the car must be removed from Finland immediately to an area outside the EU or, for example, be cleared through customs in Finland.
You live permanently outside the EU and you for example have a fixed-term work contract in Finland: You can use your car registered outside the EU in Finland for as long as the reason for your stay in Finland is to complete a work task. Once the work is finished, the car must be removed from Finland immediately to an area outside the EU or, for example, be cleared through customs in Finland.
If your work or your stay becomes permanent, the prerequisites for temporary admission are no longer fulfilled. If you work or live permanently in Finland, i.e. your fixed-term work contract or residence permit is no longer valid, the prerequisite for temporary admission has ended and the car must be removed from Finland immediately to an area outside the EU or, for example, be cleared through customs in Finland.
You live permanently outside the EU and you arrive in Finland to study: You can use your car registered outside the EU in Finland tax-free for as long as you study in Finland. You must prove that you are a student, by presenting a student certificate issued by the educational institution.
The car can’t be used by anyone other than you, the student. During student holidays, you can leave the car in Finland and exit the EU territory yourself. However, no one can use the car while you are away.
If you use the car for more than six months during a period of twelve months, you must declare the tax-exempt use of a vehicle by a student to the Tax Administration, before six months have elapsed.
When you have completed your studies, the car must be removed from Finland immediately to an area outside the EU or, for example, be cleared through customs in Finland. Customs can check the certificate issued by the educational institution, to see when the studies were completed.
You move to Finland permanently from outside the EU customs territory: The car must be declared immediately the first time you bring it in as removal goods to Finland. You can’t use the car in Finland if it has not been declared.
First, check the prerequisites for bringing in goods as removal goods. After that, read the instructions on bringing in vehicles as removal goods.
Please note that car tax is paid to the Tax Administration, even if the car is removal goods.
Please have a look at the frequently asked questions.
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