Assessment memorandum on approval and registration of rally cars circulated for views

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is inviting views on a memorandum that assesses options for developing the approval, identification and registration of rally cars in Finland. Developing the registration system could make it easier to export rally cars built in Finland for use in international motorsports. The deadline for submitting views is 25 November 2026.

“Finland is a rally nation. We are now looking for effective solutions to reduce bureaucracy and enable business and growth in an industry that is important to us,” says Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne.

The memorandum examines options for introducing a national registration system for rally cars. Rally cars used in international motor racing are built in Finland, but there are currently no dedicated Finnish procedures for their approval or registration. As a result, the identification, approval and registration of rally cars are carried out mainly abroad. Although the Finnish regulation already allows rally cars to be built, exported and used in motorsport, registration in Finland could reduce manufacturers’ dependence on foreign systems and make exports easier.

The memorandum considers the possibility of creating an entirely new national system for rally cars used in motorsport. An approval and registration system for racing vehicles could reinforce Finland's position as a globally significant manufacturer of rally cars. Introducing such a system would require legislative amendments, changes to information systems and new administrative and supervisory procedures.