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Finland

EU residents fly on their home registration; anyone else registers online with Traficom through the Finnish Authenticator app and a passport, EUR 40 a year, and passes the free A1/A3 online exam to fly over 250 g. Remote pilots may be 12, operators 18.

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34 rules · 86 sources, 62 of them official · 20 fields unconfirmed · Traficom (Finnish Transport and Communications Agency) · Traficom electronic drone services (Dronepalvelu); droneinfo.fi now redirects to traficom.fi (English)

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What decides it

  • Below 250 g, operator registration is still mandatory if the drone has a camera or another sensor able to record personal data, unless it is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator registration number (FIN followed by digits) must be attached to the side of the drone, and any remote pilot competency certificate carried on every flight, on paper or electronically.confirmed on the cited page
  • The registration fee must be paid for each period; an expired registration is not valid even if the pilot passed the exam earlier.confirmed on the cited page
  • The operator must be 18 or older.confirmed on the cited page
  • The remote pilot in Finland must be 12 or older.confirmed on the cited page
  • The Criminal Code's unlawful-viewing provision (salakatselu) protects people in defined private places from being watched or filmed with a technical device, even if nothing is recorded. Filming in public places needs no consent. Do not fly disturbingly over homes or at accident sites.confirmed on the cited page
  • Drone radio equipment must carry an EU declaration of conformity and a CE marking. Licence-free bands: 2400 to 2483.5 MHz (100 mW EIRP under EN 300 328, 10 mW under EN 300 440), 5170 to 5250 MHz (200 mW EIRP) and 5725 to 5875 MHz (25 mW EIRP). 5470 to 5725 MHz is not allowed in unmanned aircraft.confirmed on the cited page

Permits tied to a place or a time

These do not change the country's colour; they decide whether a particular flight is legal where and when you want it.

  • Permanent prohibited (P) and restricted (R) areas apply to drones. Flying in them needs a permit, from Traficom for a prohibited area and from the Defence Forces for a restricted area, and the permit is charged.
  • UAS geographical zones set by Traficom regulation OPS M1-29 (734 in the file read on 2026-10-08: 50 prohibiting, 569 requiring authorisation, 115 relaxing) cover airports, aerodromes, heliports, prisons, police stations, some embassies and Parliament. Where zones overlap, every zone's conditions apply.
  • Near a controlled airport, flying in its restricting zone during the air traffic unit's opening hours needs that unit's permission. Apply through Fintraffic Sky at least 2 working days ahead, 5 at Helsinki-Vantaa, where permission is granted very rarely. No charge at present.
  • Filming Defence Forces exercises, depots or other activity is prohibited without a permit from the General Staff, for example the Defence Forces buildings at Kaartinkortteli and Suomenlinna in Helsinki.
  • A flight that cannot meet the open-category rules needs a specific-category authorisation (PDRA or SORA), applied for at least 12 months ahead.

Before you fly, in order

  1. Below 250 g, operator registration is still mandatory if the drone has a camera or another sensor able to record personal data, unless it is a toy under Directive 2009/48/EC.
  2. No registration is needed for a drone under 250 g without a camera or personal-data sensor, a toy drone, or a control-line model aircraft of up to 1 kg.
  3. EU citizens register in their own state, which Traficom's page directs them to through EASA, and an operator registered in Finland may fly in other EU states.
  4. The operator registration number (FIN followed by digits) must be attached to the side of the drone, and any remote pilot competency certificate carried on every flight, on paper or electronically.
  5. The registration fee must be paid for each period; an expired registration is not valid even if the pilot passed the exam earlier.
  6. Insurance is not mandatory for most open-category drones; damage is handled under general tort law. Liability insurance is recommended.
  7. Specific- and certified-category operations with drones under 20 kg need adequate liability insurance under the Aviation Act 139 §.
  8. A flight that cannot meet the open-category rules needs a specific-category authorisation (PDRA or SORA), applied for at least 12 months ahead.
  9. Maximum 120 m above ground or sea level. Flying higher needs a Traficom permit.
  10. Keep a safe distance from people and never fly over assemblies of people; subcategory distances apply.
  11. Keep the drone within visual line of sight.
  12. Permanent prohibited (P) and restricted (R) areas apply to drones. Flying in them needs a permit, from Traficom for a prohibited area and from the Defence Forces for a restricted area, and the permit is charged.
  13. UAS geographical zones set by Traficom regulation OPS M1-29 (734 in the file read on 2026-10-08: 50 prohibiting, 569 requiring authorisation, 115 relaxing) cover airports, aerodromes, heliports, prisons, police stations, some embassies and Parliament. Where zones overlap, every zone's conditions apply.
  14. Near a controlled airport, flying in its restricting zone during the air traffic unit's opening hours needs that unit's permission. Apply through Fintraffic Sky at least 2 working days ahead, 5 at Helsinki-Vantaa, where permission is granted very rarely. No charge at present.
  15. In the ADIZ border zone along the eastern border an RPAS flight plan must be filed with Fintraffic one hour before flying. Hobbyists are included.
  16. National parks and nature reserves can have restricted parts where movement is banned for part of the year or, as in strict nature reserves, permanently. The ban also covers retrieving a downed drone. The restrictions are on park maps and in each park's order rule.
  17. Metsähallitus asks pilots to avoid flying in protected areas during nesting and migration, 1 March to 31 October, and never to approach or follow animals. The Nature Conservation Act 70 § forbids deliberately disturbing protected animals.
  18. Drone radio equipment must carry an EU declaration of conformity and a CE marking. Licence-free bands: 2400 to 2483.5 MHz (100 mW EIRP under EN 300 328, 10 mW under EN 300 440), 5170 to 5250 MHz (200 mW EIRP) and 5725 to 5875 MHz (25 mW EIRP). 5470 to 5725 MHz is not allowed in unmanned aircraft.
  19. The Criminal Code's unlawful-viewing provision (salakatselu) protects people in defined private places from being watched or filmed with a technical device, even if nothing is recorded. Filming in public places needs no consent. Do not fly disturbingly over homes or at accident sites.
  20. Filming Defence Forces exercises, depots or other activity is prohibited without a permit from the General Staff, for example the Defence Forces buildings at Kaartinkortteli and Suomenlinna in Helsinki.
  21. The operator must be 18 or older.
  22. The remote pilot in Finland must be 12 or older.
  23. Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

Spare lithium batteries in cabin baggage only: up to 100 Wh without approval, 100 to 160 Wh with airline approval and two spares, over 160 Wh not allowed (IATA passenger guidance; airlines may be stricter).

How a visitor gets legal

Each step as the authority describes it, with who may apply, what it costs and how long it takes.

  1. Step 1

    Classify the flight

    Work out the take-off mass, the class mark or legacy status, whether the drone has a camera, and the subcategory you will fly in.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    • Drone data

    Open the official page

  2. Step 2

    EU and EEA residents: use your home registration

    Traficom's registration page sends EU citizens to EASA rather than to the Finnish register. Bring your home operator ID and competency certificate.

    Visitors eligible · Home state fee · Home state procedure

    • Home operator ID
    • Home competency certificate

    Open the official page

  3. Step 3

    Everyone else: set up Finnish Authenticator

    Register a foreigner's identifier and verify your identity in the Finnish Authenticator app with a photo of yourself and of your passport (a national ID card for EU, EEA, UK and Swiss citizens).

    Visitors eligible

    • Passport
    • Smartphone with the app

    Open the official page

  4. Step 4

    Register online and sign up for the A1/A3 exam

    Log in to Traficom's drone e-service, choose a 1, 3 or 5 year period and sign up for the online exam at the same time, which makes the exam free.

    Visitors eligible · EUR 40 for 1 year, EUR 95 for 3 years, EUR 125 for 5 years; exam included

    • Finnish Authenticator login

    Open the official page

  5. Step 5

    If the e-service will not work: register by paper form

    Fill in the registration form, using the section for people without a Finnish identity code or permanent address, and email it to rpas@traficom.fi stating why the e-service cannot be used.

    Visitors eligible · EUR 50 for 1 year, EUR 100 for 3 years, EUR 130 for 5 years · Two weeks from receipt

    • Registration form
    • Name, date of birth, address, email and phone number

    Open the official page

  6. Step 6

    Pass the exam, mark the drone, carry the certificate

    Pass the 40-question A1/A3 exam within one month of registering (unlimited attempts), attach the FIN operator number to the side of the drone and carry the certificate on every flight.

    Visitors eligible · Included with first registration, otherwise EUR 35 · Up to one month

    • Competency certificate
    • Operator number on the drone

    Open the official page

  7. Step 7

    A2 flights only: supervised A2 exam

    To fly a C2 drone close to people in subcategory A2, complete self-practical training and the supervised A2 exam after the online exam.

    Eligibility not stated · EUR 50 participation fee

    • A1/A3 certificate

    Open the official page

  8. Step 8

    Check zones before every flight

    Check UAS zones, prohibited and restricted areas and temporary restrictions on Flyk or Fintraffic Sky, or in Traficom's zone file, and AIP Supplements on ais.fi.

    Visitors eligible · None · Immediate

    Open the official page

  9. Step 9

    Near an airport: ask the air traffic unit

    Request permission through Fintraffic Sky with the route, height, drone and contact details, and stay reachable by phone during the flight.

    Eligibility not stated · No charge at present · Apply at least 2 working days ahead, 5 at Helsinki-Vantaa

    Open the official page

  10. Step 10

    Eastern border zone: file an RPAS flight plan

    In the ADIZ along the eastern border, which covers almost all of Oulanka National Park, file an RPAS flight plan with Fintraffic an hour before flying.

    Visitors eligible · File one hour before the flight

    • RPAS flight plan

    Open the official page

  11. Step 11

    Prohibited or restricted area: apply for a permit

    Apply to Traficom for a prohibited area or to the Defence Forces for a restricted area, giving route, height, drone, contacts and time. EFR100 always needs a Defence Forces exception permit.

    Eligibility not stated · Charged; amount not published on the pages read

  12. Step 12

    Outside the open category: specific-category authorisation

    Send the application form, an operations manual and the PDRA table or SORA to kirjaamo@traficom.fi and uas@traficom.fi.

    Eligibility not stated · From EUR 250 a year; Article 13 application EUR 230 · File at least 12 months ahead; processing about 12 months

    • Application form
    • Operations manual
    • PDRA table or SORA

    Open the official page

The numbers

The engine's inputs, each with the verdict our verification pass gave it and the sources it rests on.

FieldWhat the pages sayVerdictSources
May a visiting pilot fly at allYes, after a registration or a notification.Open-category flight needs no operational authorisation. What it needs is an operator registration from 250 g, or below 250 g with a camera, and the A1/A3 online exam for a drone over 250 g, plus the zone, altitude and distance rules.confirmed on the cited pageS1S3S22
EU or EEA registration recognisedYesStated only indirectly. The English registration page sends EU citizens to EASA instead of the Finnish register, and a 2024 Traficom release states the mirror case: an operator registered in Finland can fly in other EU countries. No Finnish page says in terms that a registration from another EASA state is valid in Finland.partly confirmedS3S17
UK registration recognisedNoNot recognised. No page names the UK CAA; a non-EU citizen registers in Finland. The finding rests on the absence of the UK from the recognised set.partly confirmedS3
US registration recognisedNoNot recognised. No page names the FAA; same Finnish route as the UK.partly confirmedS3
Local registrationRequired from 250 g. Cost: EUR 40 for 1 year, EUR 95 for 3 years, EUR 125 for 5 years online; EUR 50, EUR 100, EUR 130 by paper form. Time: Online: not stated. Paper form: two weeks from receipt.. Non-residents: Online: a Finnish Authenticator identity, activated with a photo of yourself and of your passport (a national ID card for EU, EEA, UK and Swiss citizens). Paper form: full name, date of birth, address, email and phone number, emailed to rpas@traficom.fi with the reason the e-service cannot be used..Fees read off the fee decree itself, LVMa 1337/2025 annex items 3.9.1 to 3.9.6, in force 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31; the decree prints no VAT line. The research brief's EUR 30, 75 and 100 are the 2021 launch fees from a Traficom release; the droneinfo.fi pages it quoted, S35, S36, S37 and S40, now redirect to the Traficom hub, S34. Registration lapses unless renewed for a further period. Exempt: under 250 g without a camera or personal-data sensor, toys, and control-line models up to 1 kg.confirmed on the cited pageS3S4S5S6S33S34S35S36S37S40
Remote IDC1, C2 and C3 drones have remote identification and geo-awareness functions under Regulation (EU) 2019/945; C0 and C4 do not. Traficom's 2023 study page adds that C1 to C3 drones manufactured after 1 January 2021 must have direct remote identification and geo-awareness updated.Both research passes left Remote ID unknown, the gaps pass saying no official page was found. The device table sits on the open-category page both passes cited. The query's premise "C1 and above" overstates it: C4 has no remote identification.confirmed on the cited pageS1S19
InsuranceNot mandatory for you · Not mandatory for most open-category drones. Every drone over 20 kg must carry liability insurance under Regulation (EC) 785/2004. Specific- and certified-category operations with drones under 20 kg need adequate liability insurance under the Aviation Act 139 §.No minimum cover is published for drones. Damage from an open-category flight is handled under the general Tort Liability Act, and Traficom notes that no insurance pays for an accident during an unlawful flight.confirmed on the cited pageS13S12
Altitude ceiling120 mAbove ground or sea level. Flying above 120 m needs a Traficom permit. S41 is the dead droneinfo.fi page the research pass quoted for the same figure.confirmed on the cited pageS1S11S41
Distance from peopleA1: a C0 drone may fly over individual people but never over assemblies; a C1 drone is not expected to fly over uninvolved people and never over assemblies. A2: a C2 drone under 4 kg keeps 30 m from uninvolved people, or 5 m with low-speed mode active. A3: C2 to C4 and legacy drones under 25 kg keep at least 150 m from residential, commercial, industrial or recreational areas and at least 30 m from uninvolved people, and no less than the height (1:1 rule) or the distance covered in 2 seconds at maximum speed.The research brief said the exact distances were not reproduced; they are in the subcategory tables of the page it cited.confirmed on the cited pageS1
Line of sightRequired. Beyond visual line of sight, except in follow-me mode or with an observer, the flight belongs to the specific or certified category and needs a Traficom permit.confirmed on the cited pageS1S19
NightNot establishedNo official page read states a Finnish night rule or a lighting condition. Neither the open-category page nor the flight-operations study page mentions night.not confirmedS1S23
Class marksC0 to C4 plus legacy. From 1 January 2024 a drone under 250 g without a C0 mark may fly in A1 if it was placed on the market before that date or is privately built with a maximum speed of 19 m/s; a drone under 25 kg without a C2, C3 or C4 mark may fly in A3 on the same conditions, after the A1/A3 online exam.S38 is the dead droneinfo.fi page the research pass cited for the hobby-pilot rules.confirmed on the cited pageS1S38
FPVNot establishedNo page states an FPV or observer rule. The 2023 study page mentions only that flight with an observer stays out of the permit requirement for beyond-VLOS flight.not confirmedS19
Commercial useOpen-category rules apply regardless of hobby or professional use. Operations outside the open category need a specific-category authorisation based on a PDRA or a SORA, filed with an operations manual to kirjaamo@traficom.fi and uas@traficom.fi at least 12 months before the planned start; processing currently takes about 12 months. Annual fees run from EUR 250 to EUR 3,500, and an Article 13 application to operate in Finland on another state's authorisation costs EUR 230.The research brief's three months for a PDRA and seven for a SORA came from the droneinfo.fi page S39, which no longer exists; Traficom's current page says 12 months.confirmed on the cited pageS1S21S6S39

Every rule we could confirm

Grouped by what they govern. A general rule decides the country's colour for a profile; a situational one applies in a place, a zone or a season.

Registration

Remote ID

Insurance

Minimum age

Permits

Airspace zones

Parks and protected areas

Altitude

Distance from people

Line of sight

Events and crowds

Commercial use

Privacy

Radio conformity

Parks and protected areas

Who decides, what they decided, and whether there is a way in.

Where the no-fly zones are published

The authority's own map is the one that counts on the day; an app is a convenience, not a source.

No single distance. Restricting UAS zones around each airport, aerodrome and heliport replaced the old protection distances on 2020-12-31; during the air traffic unit's opening hours flying in them needs its permission, requested through Fintraffic Sky 2 working days ahead (5 at Helsinki-Vantaa).

Official map
sky.fintraffic.fi
Dataset
eservices.traficom.fi · JSON, titled "Finnish UASZoneVersion" with the version date, one feature per zone with identifier, restriction (PROHIBITED, REQ_AUTHORISATION, NO_RESTRICTION), reason, applicability and polygon geometry in WGS84; 734 zones on 2026-10-08. Published for third-party services and for loading into C-marked drones.
Updated
Zones set by regulation OPS M1-29 are valid up to three years at a time (the current one runs 2026-04-16 to 2029-04-16); Traficom can add temporary zones by decision for up to a year, and the file carries a dated version title.
Apps named
Fintraffic Sky, sky.fintraffic.fi (named by Traficom; also used to request airport permissions), Flyk, flyk.com (named by Traficom), Aviamaps (private; Traficom says it is not approved or supervised by Traficom)

Customs and the border

Declaration
Arriving from outside the EU, a traveller may bring goods bought or received abroad tax free up to 430 EUR by plane or boat, or 300 EUR by car, bus or train, and chooses the red channel above those limits or with restricted goods that must be presented. Personal luggage brought to Finland only temporarily, and luggage taken out of Finland and brought back, are not counted in the value limit. Customs names no drone-specific declaration.
Import authorisation
No import authorisation for a traveller's own drone was found. Drones are not among the restricted goods Customs lists for travellers, and its radio-equipment chapter states it does not apply to radio equipment private persons import for their own use.
Radio conformity
Drone radio equipment must carry an EU declaration of conformity and a CE marking and use licence-free bands within their power limits; 5725 to 5875 MHz is limited to 25 mW EIRP and 5470 to 5725 MHz is not allowed in unmanned aircraft. Traficom is the radio regulator.

On the ground

What pilots, police and the press report actually happening. This is evidence about behaviour, not law: it never changes the status above, and it is dated and linked so you can judge it yourself.

Enforced24 confirmed cases · 2018-12-06 to 2026-09-16 · practice pass 8 October 2026

Twenty-four dated cases from 2018 to 2026, four with pilots from abroad: fines at event restrictions, on the eastern border and at protected sites. The one court amount found is 204 EUR, and forfeiture was refused. Nothing confirmed covers national parks, Lapland's tourist sites, Åland or customs.

How people fly
The confirmed cases are ordinary recreational flights that strayed into a restriction the pilot did not know about: over a festival, a market crowd, a rally stage, a hotel crowd, a fire scene, a refinery, or near the eastern border while travelling in Kainuu. The police called the 2019 EU-meeting violators hobbyists with no intent to disrupt, the Turku court found gross negligence but no intent, and the Lahti pilot did not know the aviation rules.
Police and rangers
Three ways of being found are confirmed. Police surveillance of temporary restriction areas: Helsinki police fined eight pilots during the EU ministerial meeting of July 2019 and four on Independence Day 2023, police spotted two pilots at Oulu's Qstock festival through their own surveillance, and the Lapland police traced a group from Central Europe on snowmobiles at the Rovaniemi WRC rally in 2021. The Border Guard in the eastern border restriction area, which needs a Defence Forces permit and is wider than the border zone itself: a Danish national was fined near Vartius in Kuhmo on 2025-06-24, a Dutch man at Puras in Suomussalmi in January 2026, an unnamed foreign national in Kainuu in August 2023, and pilots at Imatra and Vaalimaa in July 2020; the Kainuu district reports these in its monthly review. Reports from the public near critical sites, which rarely find a pilot: Porvoo's refinery led to one arrest in 2022, while Lappeenranta airport, Riihimäki's ammunition factory, Rovaniemi's Valajaskoski power plant and the Loviisa nuclear plant did not. Four of the 24 cases involve a pilot from abroad, and two more involve foreign nationals living in Kajaani, whose 2025 garrison case was closed. On the law block's general rules: registration appears in charges but never alone. The Turku pilot's drone was unregistered and the Lahti pilot had not registered or marked his, and in both the case began with a flight over a crowd. No ranger or Metsähallitus encounter in a national park was found in Finnish or English.
At the border
No usable report.
Fines actually reported
One amount imposed by a court was located: 12 day-fines, 204 EUR in all, from Varsinais-Suomi District Court for flying an unregistered drone over the crowd at the opening of Turku's market square on 2022-09-17, reported 2023-06-05; the prosecutor asked for the drone and the pilot's phone to be forfeited and the court returned both. At Oulu's Qstock festival in 2019 at least one of two pilots was ordered 18 day-fines. Fines without an amount: eight at the 2019 EU meeting, four on Independence Day 2023, several during the 2023 US presidential visit, two on the eastern border in 2020, and single fines at Rovaniemi 2021, Lahti 2023, Kainuu 2023, Kuhmo 2025, Puras 2026 and Suomussalmi 2026. Arrests: Helsinki 2022 and Porvoo 2022, with no outcome located.

The law's own penalty schedule is separate: Acted on sometimes, 4 published fine ranges below.

Where reports cluster

  • Central Helsinki during Independence Day, state visits and EU meetings

    Confirmed five times, with at least 13 pilots fined. The restrictions are temporary and announced by the police; the police said in 2019 that the Droneinfo app does not show them.

  • The eastern border restriction area: Kainuu (Kuhmo, Suomussalmi), North Karelia, Imatra and Vaalimaa

    Confirmed seven times, three of them against foreign pilots, all handled by the Border Guard with fines or an investigation. Flying there needs a Defence Forces permit.

  • Event restriction areas outside Helsinki: Oulu's Qstock, the Rovaniemi WRC rally, Lahti's Suurmarkkinat, Turku market square

    Confirmed four times, each ending in fines or a conviction.

  • Critical sites: Porvoo's Kilpilahti refinery, Loviisa nuclear plant, Valajaskoski power plant, Riihimäki's ammunition factory, Kajaani garrison

    Confirmed five times from reports by the public; one pilot caught at Porvoo in 2022, the others unsolved or closed.

  • Airports: Helsinki-Vantaa, Lappeenranta, Turku

    Lappeenranta 2022 was never traced. Helsinki-Vantaa's 2026 suspension was a military warning with no drone seen. A 2024 Turku case, closed by the police, is reported only on an opinion-leaning site.

  • Nuuksio, Koli, Oulanka, Pallas-Yllästunturi and Urho Kekkonen national parks

    No dated case found in Finnish or English, and no ranger encounter; the park service's own drone page is the rule source. Absence of a report is not evidence of tolerance. The same holds for Santa Claus Village, whose only report is an unreachable Reddit thread.

  • Airport customs on arrival or departure

    No case found; tulli.fi's traveller menu names no drone.

Dated reports

  • 2018-12-06 · Central Helsinki · press

    Several pilots flew inside an aviation restriction in force until about midnight on Independence Day.

    Police intervened and called it an aviation violation, which normally carries a fine. No individual outcome reported. report

  • 2018-12-28 · Virrat, Pirkanmaa · press

    A teenager who had just turned 15 lost control of a drone received for Christmas, and it landed in a neighbour's yard.

    Preliminary investigation because the drone carried no contact details. No damage. report

  • 2019-06-29 · Topinoja waste centre fire, Turku, near the airport · press

    A drone flew over the fire while authorities were flying their own aircraft. The article dates it to the Saturday before 2019-06-30.

    Police removed the operator for interfering with firefighting. No fine reported. report

  • 2019-07 · Central Helsinki, EU informal ministerial meeting of 10 to 12 July · official

    Six drones flew in the temporary Finlandia Hall restriction area (EFR1144) and two in permanent no-fly zones.

    All eight pilots fined; police called the number exceptional. report

  • 2019-07-27 · Kuusisaari, Oulu, at the Qstock festival · official

    Two pilots flew in the festival's temporary no-fly zone at about 22:30 without the police exemption.

    Both fined; Kaleva reports at least one was ordered 18 day-fines. report

  • 2020-07 · Imatra, eastern border restriction area EFR100 · press

    A drone was flown in the restriction area without the Defence Forces permit, the week before 2020-07-28.

    Fined for an aviation violation by the South-East Finland Border Guard. report

  • 2020-07 · Vaalimaa, eastern border restriction area EFR100 · press

    A separate drone flight in the same restriction area without the permit, the same week.

    Fined for an aviation violation by the South-East Finland Border Guard. report

  • 2021-02-27 · Kaihuavaara stage, Rovaniemi WRC rally, Lapland · press

    A group from Central Europe flew a drone in the rally's no-fly zone while the TV production helicopter was airborne; the helicopter had to stay down until the drone was found.

    Traced by police on snowmobiles, their explanation not accepted, and the operator fined. report

  • 2022-08-10 · Central Helsinki, near a hotel · press

    A drone was flown over a crowd close to hotel windows.

    Arrested on suspicion of an aviation violation, attempted unlawful viewing and unlawful operation of a vehicle tied to the drone's weight. No outcome located. report

  • 2022-09-17 · Turku market square · press

    A 56-year-old filmed the square's opening celebration over hundreds of people with an unregistered drone.

    Varsinais-Suomi District Court, 12 day-fines, 204 EUR, reported 2023-06-05; forfeiture of the drone and phone refused. report

  • 2022-10 · Kilpilahti, Porvoo, over the Neste refinery · press

    About five drones flew in the refinery's no-fly zone on the weekend before 2022-11-01.

    Police caught one person; the no-fly zone was extended. report

  • 2022-11-05 · Near Lappeenranta airport · official

    Police saw a drone in the airport's restricted zone on Saturday afternoon.

    Investigated as an aviation violation with an appeal for information. No pilot found. report

  • 2023-06 · Suurmarkkinat, Lahti · press

    A man in his forties flew over the market crowd; police said he did not know the aviation rules and had not registered or marked the drone. The article dates the report, not the flight.

    Fined for endangering traffic safety and an aviation violation, reported 2023-06-19. report

  • 2023-07-12 · Southern Finland, during the US presidential visit of 12 to 14 July · press

    Unauthorised drone flights inside the temporary airspace restriction.

    Several pilots fined by Helsinki police, reported 2023-07-13. report

  • 2023-08 · Kainuu, eastern border restriction area EFR100 · official

    A foreign national flew a drone in the restriction area without the required permit.

    Fined, per the Kainuu Border Guard's monthly review. report

  • 2023-12-06 · Central Helsinki, Independence Day · official

    Four people flew drones in the day's no-fly zone.

    Fined. report

  • 2024-02-04 · Sako ammunition factory, Riihimäki · press

    A drone was reported hovering over the factory on Sunday evening.

    Reported to police and Traficom; the police were seeking the pilot. report

  • 2025-04 · Kainuu Brigade garrison gate, Kajaani · press

    Two foreign nationals living in Kajaani flew a drone near the brigade's main gate. The article dates it to the previous spring.

    Investigated as unauthorised intelligence activity; closed in July 2025 with no evidence of a crime. report

  • 2025-05 · North Karelia, near the national border · official

    A drone flight with aerial photography near the border.

    Preliminary investigation for a suspected territorial and aviation violation, per the Border Guard's monthly review. report

  • 2025-06-24 · Near Vartius border station, Kuhmo, Kainuu · press

    A Danish national flew a drone in the border restriction area without the required permit.

    Fined for an aviation violation by the Kainuu Border Guard, reported 2025-07-02. report

  • 2025-09 · Valajaskoski hydropower plant, Rovaniemi · press

    A large drone flew over the plant's no-fly zone, in force since August 2025, on the weekend before 2025-09-26.

    Reported by a bystander and by Kemijoki Oy; the pilot was not found. report

  • 2026-01 · Puras, Suomussalmi, Kainuu · official

    A Dutch man flew a drone in a no-fly zone.

    Fined for an aviation violation, per the Kainuu Border Guard's monthly review. report

  • 2026-07 · Suomussalmi, Kainuu · official

    A person flew a drone in a flight restriction area.

    Fined for an aviation violation, per the Kainuu Border Guard's monthly review. report

  • 2026-09-16 · Loviisa nuclear plant no-fly zone, towards Saaristotie · press

    A drone was reported in the plant's no-fly zone at about 09:50 on Wednesday.

    Police checked vehicles leaving the area; no outcome in the free text. report

What the law says it costs

Published penalty ranges. What has actually been charged, where anyone reported it, is in the section above.

OffenceRangeSources
Aviation violation (ilmailurikkomus): breaching a prohibited or restricted area, a UAS-zone ban, restriction or condition, flying a drone not marked as Regulation (EU) 2019/947 article 14 requires, or breaching a Traficom drone regulationA fine (sakko, day-fines). No euro amount is printed.S12S8
Flying without operator registrationUnlawful and an aviation violation; the penalty is the fine above.S17S12
Endangering traffic safetyThe Aviation Act 175 § refers to the Criminal Code chapter 23, sections 1 and 2; the range itself was not read.S12
Unlawful viewing or filming of a person in a private place (salakatselu)A Criminal Code offence; the range was not read.S14

Confiscation: A drone used as the instrument of an offence can be ordered forfeited to the state.

Criminal liability: The Aviation Act makes breaches of zone rules, marking duties and drone regulations an aviation violation punishable by a fine, refers endangering traffic safety to the Criminal Code, and filming people in private places can be the offence of salakatselu.

What we could not confirm

Printed rather than hidden. A brief that answers everything has usually guessed somewhere, and a gap here is a real gap in the official pages or a page we could not reach.

9 cited pages refused our checks and are marked unreachable in the source list.

Sources that disagree

  1. Any Finnish night-flying rule or lighting condition. None appears on any page read.
  2. An FPV or observer rule.
  3. Whether a remote pilot competency certificate from another EASA state, the UK or the US is accepted in Finland.
  4. The language of the A1/A3 online exam.
  5. Processing time of online registration.
  6. Whether a visitor can sit the supervised A2 exam.
  7. The licence of Traficom's zone JSON file and how often it is regenerated beyond its dated version title.
  8. Customs: whether Finnish Customs treats a visitor's own drone as temporarily imported personal luggage, and any confiscation risk. The traveller pages read on 2026-10-08 (S85, S42, S86) set the value limits and list restricted goods without naming drones, and no customs case was found in the press.
  9. Any Finland-specific lithium battery carriage rule.
  10. Fine amounts. An aviation violation is a fine in day-fines; no tariff was read. The practice pass located one court amount (12 day-fines, 204 EUR, Turku 2022) and one count (18 day-fines, Oulu 2019), and no amount for any of the visitor fines at Kuhmo, Puras or in Kainuu.
  11. The forfeiture statute behind the 2023 statement that a drone used in an offence can be forfeited. The practice pass found no forfeiture order; the one request located, Turku 2022, was refused by the court.
  12. Fee, processing time and visitor eligibility for a Traficom prohibited-area permit (its page returned 404) and for a Defence Forces restricted-area or filming permit (puolustusvoimat.fi could not be reached).
  13. Whether Koli's 1996 ban on the landing of aircraft is applied to drones.
  14. Drone rules for national parks other than Nuuksio, Koli and Oulanka, including the Lapland parks.
  15. Åland. No page read addresses it.
  16. How Traficom treats a non-EU citizen resident in an EU state, since it words the registration route by citizenship while Regulation (EU) 2019/947 keys it to residence.
  17. Border Guard rules for the border zone beyond the ADIZ flight plan and EFR100.
  18. Whether a ranger or Metsähallitus has ever stopped or penalised a visitor in a national park, at Lapland's tourist sites or on Åland. The practice pass found no case in Finnish, Swedish or English.
  19. How the arrests and investigations at sensitive sites end: Helsinki 2022, Porvoo 2022, North Karelia 2025 and Loviisa 2026 were reported without an outcome.
  20. The community record. Reddit, where the research report found visitor accounts from Helsinki, Santa Claus Village and Lapland, refuses every client this project uses, so that half of the practice record is unread.

What changed, and when

Dated changes to the rules, newest first.

  1. 16 April 2026

    Traficom regulation OPS M1-29 on UAS zones (TRAFICOM/889098/03.04.00.00/2025) enters into force, repealing the version of 2025-03-24; valid until 2029-04-16.

    S8

  2. 31 March 2026

    Traficom Regulation 15 AW/2026M on licence-free radio transmitters, which sets the drone frequency bands, becomes valid.

    S20

  3. 8 January 2026

    Strong authentication through Finnish Authenticator can be requested for drone operator registration by non-EU citizens.

    S3

  4. 1 January 2026

    Fee decree LVMa 1337/2025 enters into force, valid to 2027-12-31: operator registration EUR 40, 95 or 125 online and EUR 50, 100 or 130 by form; the 2021 launch fees were EUR 30, 75 and 100.

    S6S18

  5. 1 January 2024

    The transition period ends: new drones need a C-class mark for the open category, legacy drones fly in A1 under 250 g or A3 under 25 kg, and the A1/A3 online exam is required for every drone over 250 g.

    S1S17S22

  6. 13 January 2023

    Use of the 5470 to 5725 MHz band is no longer allowed in unmanned aircraft.

    S20

  7. 31 December 2020

    Restricting UAS zones replace the airport, aerodrome and heliport protection distances of national regulation OPS M1-32.

    S7

Checked 8 October 2026. Newer than that? Look here:

Rules move between our checks. The official pages publish the change; the community pages are where someone notices it first.

Official pages

Where pilots report

Sources

Every page this brief rests on, with the date we opened it and, where the page carries one, the date printed on the document itself.

  1. S1official

    Operations in the 'open' category

    Traficom · document dated 2026-10-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    The remote pilot in Finland must be 12 years or older.

    Rule page. Carries the subcategory tables, the age limits, the legacy-drone rules after 2024-01-01, the Remote ID device table and the radio conformity duty, most of which both research passes reported as unknown.

  2. S2official

    Avoin kategoria

    Traficom · document dated 2026-03-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kauko-ohjaaja: Suomessa 12-vuotta

    Rule page, Finnish version of S1.

  3. S3official

    Registration and theoretical examination

    Traficom · document dated 2026-01-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Non-EU citizen can register as an operator in the e-service using strong authentication called “Finnish Authenticator.”

    Rule page. The gaps pass dated it "updated 7 Oct 2026"; the page prints 16.1.2026.

  4. S4official

    Rekisteröityminen ja teoriakoe

    Traficom · document dated 2026-09-04 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lomakkeen kautta rekisteröityminen tai kauden jatkaminen maksaa 50 € / vuodeksi, 100 € / kolmeksi vuodeksi ja 130 € / viideksi vuodeksi.

    Rule page, cited by the gaps pass and not read by it. Carries the paper-form route, its two-week processing time and the form's section for people without a Finnish identity code.

  5. S5official

    Registreringen och teoriprovet

    Traficom · document dated 2026-01-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Processtiden för denna blankett är två veckor.

  6. S6official

    LVMa 1337/2025, annex: Liikenne- ja viestintäviraston liikennettä koskevat maksulliset suoritteet

    Ministry of Transport and Communications (Finlex) · document dated 2025-12-29 · opened 2026-10-08

    3.9 Miehittämättömän ilma-alusjärjestelmän (UAS) käyttäjien rekisteröinti

    Fee decree, read as PDF. In force 2026-01-01 to 2027-12-31. Items 3.9 (registration), 3.10 (exams) and 3.11 (specific category). Reached from Traficom's prices and fees page.

  7. S7official

    Missä ei saa lennättää?

    Traficom · document dated 2026-08-24 · opened 2026-10-08

    Itärajaa myötäilevä rajoitusalue EFR100 vaatii aina poikkeusluvan Puolustusvoimilta, jos alueella haluaa lentää.

    Rule page, one click from the Traficom hub. Its link to Traficom's prohibited-area permit page returned 404.

  8. S8official

    OPS M1-29 UAS-ilmatilavyöhykkeet

    Traficom (Finlex) · document dated 2026-04-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    Miehittämätön ilmailu on kielletty liitteen 1 koordinaateista ilmenevien kohteiden ja alueiden yläpuolella.

    Regulation, read as PDF. In force 2026-04-16, valid until 2029-04-16; sanctions basis Aviation Act 11 b § and 175 and 178 §.

  9. S9official

    OPS M1-29, Liite 2: Rajoittavat UAS-ilmatilavyöhykkeet

    Traficom (Finlex) · document dated 2026-04-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    ATS-elimen aukioloaikoina UAS-toiminta alueella on sallittua ainoastaan ilmaliikennepalvelun tarjoajan luvalla.

    Regulation annex, 135 pages; the opening pages and the first airport entries were read.

  10. S10official

    UAS-ilmatilavyöhykkeet koneluettavassa muodossa

    Traficom · document dated 2026-04-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    Tämän sivun kautta Traficom tarjoaa UAS-ilmatilavyöhykkeiden tiedot koneluettavassa muodossa.

    Dataset page. The linked JSON file was downloaded and counted: 734 zones, version title 2026-10-8. The query's premise of 731 zones is not the current count, and no page read calls the file ED-269.

  11. S11official

    Dronen lennättäjille

    Fintraffic Air Navigation Services · opened 2026-10-08

    Lentosuunnitelma tulee jättää tuntia ennen suunniteltua lennätystä.

    State air navigation service provider. Reached from S7; the old /fi/ans/ohjeita-dronen-lennattajille address redirects here.

  12. S12official

    Ilmailulaki 864/2014 (consolidated)

    Finlex · opened 2026-10-08

    on tuomittava, jollei teosta muualla laissa ole säädetty ankarampaa rangaistusta, ilmailurikkomuksesta sakkoon.

    Statute, rendered headless. 178 § as amended by 1327/2021; 139 § insurance as amended by 534/2020. The research brief's "Aviation Act (534/2020)" is the amending act.

  13. S13official

    Varautuminen onnettomuuksiin - Vakuutukset

    Traficom · document dated 2026-04-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    EU:n ilmailun vakuutusasetuksen (EY) N:o 785/2004 mukaan jokainen yli 20 kg painava drone on vakuutettava.

    Study material, one click from the hub.

  14. S14official

    Kunnioita yksityisyyttä

    Traficom · document dated 2026-03-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Rikoslain salakatselusäännös suojaa laissa määritellyllä alueella oleskelevaa ihmistä teknisellä laitteella tapahtuvalta katselulta tai kuvaamiselta.

  15. S15official

    Traficom and the police: Check your drone registration and flying site restrictions

    Traficom and the National Police Board · document dated 2026-07-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Violations related to flying drones may lead to fines.

    News release.

  16. S16official

    Säännöt hallussa lennätät dronea turvallisesti ja vältyt rikkeiltä

    Traficom and the police · document dated 2023-05-03 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lisäksi rikoksentekovälineenä käytetty drone voidaan tuomita valtiolle menetetyksi

    News release, cited twice by the research pass under two URLs that resolve to it. Its 500 to 2,000 g A2 statement is the transition-period rule.

  17. S17official

    Drönarsäsongen startar: kom ihåg spelreglerna

    Traficom · document dated 2024-05-07 · opened 2026-10-08

    Att flyga drönare utan registrering som operatör är olagligt.

    News release; redirects to /sv/nyheter/dronarsasongen-startar-kom-ihag-spelreglerna-0.

  18. S18official

    Drone pilot, are you ready for the flying season? Learn the rules, register and take the exam

    Traficom · document dated 2021-05-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Registration costs EUR 30 for one year, EUR 75 for three years or EUR 100 for five years.

    News release; its Finnish twin carries the same text. The source of the EUR 30, 75 and 100 figures, which are not current.

  19. S19official

    What rules exist in the air? Aviation Regulations

    Traficom · document dated 2023-04-25 · opened 2026-10-08

    However, in order to fly drones that weigh over 250 grams, the remote pilot must have turned 16

    Study material. Its age figure conflicts with the current rule pages.

  20. S20official

    Frequency use in unmanned aviation

    Traficom · document dated 2026-08-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    Are you operating your drone or remotely piloted aircraft on the correct frequency and with the right radiated power? Does your drone carry a CE marking?

    Rule page, linked from S1. Both research passes said no radio page was found.

  21. S21official

    Erityinen-kategorian toimintaluvan hakeminen

    Traficom · document dated 2026-09-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Erityinen kategorian toimintalupahakemus liitteineen tulee toimittaa Traficomiin viimeistään 12 kuukautta ennen suunniteltua toiminnan aloittamista.

    Procedure page that replaces the dead droneinfo.fi page S39.

  22. S22official

    Verkkoteoriakoe toiminnan alakategoriaan A1 ja A3

    Traficom · document dated 2026-03-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Siirtymäkauden jälkeen (1.1.2024 alkaen) vaatimus verkkoteoriakokeen suorittamiselle on aina silloin, kun lennätät yli 250 g painavaa dronea.

  23. S23official

    Lennon suunnittelu ja suoritus: lentotoimintamenetelmät

    Traficom · document dated 2026-04-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kieltoalueille voi hakea lupaa Traficomilta, rajoitusalueille Puolustusvoimien esikunnasta

    Study material.

  24. S24official

    Droonien käyttö valtion mailla

    Metsähallitus · opened 2026-10-08

    Puolustusvoimien käytössä olevilla alueilla droonin lennättäminen on kielletty.

    Guidance page of the state land and park authority.

  25. S25official

    Permits for activities in state-owned areas

    Metsähallitus · opened 2026-10-08

    In national parks and many nature reserves, special regulations can limit activities such as camping, hunting, fishing, using motor vehicles, and moving through sensitive nature areas.

    Does not mention drones.

  26. S26official

    Luonnonsuojelulain mukaiset lupapäätökset

    Metsähallitus · opened 2026-10-08

    Poikkeamislupa nro 124663 liikkumiseen ja droonikuvaukseen Värriön luonnonpuistoon (myönnetty 27.6.2025, pdf 0,97 Mt)

    List of individual permit decisions, not a rule page.

  27. S27official

    Dronen lennättäminen luonnonsuojelualueella

    Metsähallitus (luontoon.fi) · opened 2026-10-08

    Dronen lennättäminen on sallittua myös monilla luonnonsuojelualueilla, kunhan muistaa ottaa huomioon mahdolliset rajoitukset.

    Guidance, rendered headless; reached from the Koli rules page.

  28. S28official

    Kolin kansallispuisto: ohjeet ja säännöt

    Metsähallitus (luontoon.fi) · opened 2026-10-08

    Dronejen lennättämistä luonnossa säätelee muun muassa Luonnonsuojelulain 70 §, jonka mukaan rauhoitettuja eläimiä ei saa tahallisesti häiritä.

    Park rules page, rendered headless. The research pass said no Koli drone rule exists.

  29. S29official

    Oulangan kansallispuisto: ohjeet ja säännöt

    Metsähallitus (luontoon.fi) · opened 2026-10-08

    Oulangan kansallispuisto kuuluu lähes kokonaan ADIZ-rajavyöhykkeeseen, jonka takia myös harrastajien täytyy tehdä dronen lennättämisestä RPAS-lentosuunnitelma

    Park rules page, rendered headless. The research pass said no Oulanka drone rule exists.

  30. S30official

    Nuuksion kansallispuisto: ohjeet ja säännöt

    Metsähallitus (luontoon.fi) · opened 2026-10-08

    Nuuksion kansallispuistossa retkeilyä ohjataan järjestyssäännöllä (metsa.fi).

    Park rules page, rendered headless. Neither it nor the 2009 order rule it links mentions drones or aircraft.

  31. S31official

    Oulangan kansallispuiston järjestyssääntö

    Metsähallitus · opened 2026-10-08

    Muita ihmisiä tai eläimiä häiritsevä dronen lennättäminen on kielletty.

    Park order rule, read as PDF; the park page says it was confirmed 24.5.2021.

  32. S32official

    Kolin kansallispuiston järjestyssääntö

    Metsähallitus · opened 2026-10-08

    poluilla liikkuminen sekä ilma-alusten laskeutuminen on kielletty.

    Park order rule, read as PDF; the park page says it was confirmed 18.11.1996. It does not mention drones by name.

  33. S33official

    Activation of the Finnish Authenticator application

    Digital and Population Data Services Agency (Suomi.fi) · document dated 2026-01-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    In connection with this first identification, you must take a photo of yourself, as well as of your passport

    Reached from the Finnish Authenticator link on S3; rendered headless.

  34. S34official

    Miehittämätön ilmailu

    Traficom · opened 2026-10-08

    Näiltä sivuilta löydät tietoa droonien lennättämisestä ja muusta miehittämättömästä ilmailusta.

    Hub page and the target of every droneinfo.fi redirect (S35 to S41).

  35. S35officialcould not be opened

    Registreringen och teoriprovet (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34; the cited content is no longer served.

  36. S36officialcould not be opened

    Vanliga frågor om registrering och utbildning (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34.

  37. S37officialcould not be opened

    Dronelennättäjä, oletko valmis lennätyskauteen? (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34. The same 2021 release is live on traficom.fi (S18).

  38. S38officialcould not be opened

    Fjärrpiloter av drönare (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34.

  39. S39officialcould not be opened

    Ansökan om operativt tillstånd i den specifika kategorin (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34. The research pass's 3 and 7 month lead times came from here; the live page S21 says 12 months.

  40. S40officialcould not be opened

    Drone pilot, are you ready for the flying season? (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34. The same 2021 release is live on traficom.fi (S18).

  41. S41officialcould not be opened

    Drönarregistret är öppet (Droneinfo)

    Traficom (Droneinfo) · opened 2026-10-08

    Redirects to the Traficom hub S34.

  42. S42official

    What can I order or bring to Finland?

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Customs does not decide on the restrictions, but ensures that the restrictions under the responsibility of other authorities are implemented.

    Maintenance notice during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08. Lists alcohol, tobacco, snus, e-cigarettes, medicines, food, pets, vehicles and other restricted goods (biocides, plants, firearms, counterfeits, endangered species, food supplements, cash, coffins); no drone. Links the Finnish restriction manual (S86).

  43. S43official

    Businesses

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Connection failed, then the maintenance notice, during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08 with no mention of drones or radio equipment; business or counterfeit guidance, not traveller rules.

  44. S44official

    Counterfeit products

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Maintenance notice during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08 with no mention of drones or radio equipment; business or counterfeit guidance, not traveller rules.

  45. S45official

    Relief from customs duty

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    personal luggage temporarily imported by the traveller

    Rule page. Maintenance notice during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08. The traveller allowance (Article 41 of the Duty Relief Regulation, VAT Act section 95) excludes from the limits personal luggage temporarily imported and luggage brought back after being taken out. Also notes duty relief for returned goods.

  46. S46official

    Import from outside the EU

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Maintenance notice during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08 with no mention of drones or radio equipment; business or counterfeit guidance, not traveller rules.

  47. S47official

    Import restrictions

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Maintenance notice during the law check; loaded on the recheck later on 2026-10-08 with no mention of drones or radio equipment; business or counterfeit guidance, not traveller rules.

  48. S48official

    Finlex search

    Finlex (Ministry of Justice) · opened 2026-10-08

    Finlex is a free, public online database of legal information owned by the Ministry of Justice.

    A search form, not a citation; it supports nothing.

  49. S49officialcould not be opened

    Ilmakuvauslupa

    Finnish Defence Forces · opened 2026-10-08

    Linked from S7 and S9; the connection failed with curl and with headless Chrome.

  50. S50press

    Ulkomaalainen lennätti droonia lentorajoitusalueella Kuhmossa, sai sakot

    Yle · document dated 2025-07-02 · opened 2026-10-08

    Henkilöllä ei ollut lennättämiseen vaadittavaa lupaa.

    Flight on 24 June near Erilampi, south of Vartius border station; the update of 2025-07-03 names the pilot as a Danish national. Fine imposed by the Kainuu Border Guard, amount not stated.

  51. S51official

    Katsaus Kainuun rajavartioston toimintaan tammikuussa 2026

    Rajavartiolaitos (Kainuu Border Guard) · document dated 2026-02-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Kainuun rajavartiosto havaitsi tammikuussa yhden ilmailurikkomuksen, jossa alankomaalaismies sai sakot lennätettyään droonia lentokieltoalueella Suomussalmen Puraksessa.

    Monthly review; also distributed through ePressi.

  52. S52official

    Katsaus Kainuun rajavartioston toimintaan heinäkuussa 2026

    Rajavartiolaitos (Kainuu Border Guard) · document dated 2026-08-03 · opened 2026-10-08

    Suomussalmella tapahtui ilmailurikkomus, jossa henkilö lennätti droonia lentorajoitusalueella.

    Monthly review. The person was fined; nationality not stated.

  53. S53official

    Katsaus Kainuun rajavartioston toimintaan elokuussa 2023

    Rajavartiolaitos (Kainuu Border Guard) · document dated 2023-09-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Ulkomaalainen henkilö lennätti UAS- laitetta lentokieltoalueella (EFR100)

    Monthly review: the person was notified of a fine. Place within Kainuu not named.

  54. S54official

    Katsaus Pohjois-Karjalan rajavartioston toimintaan toukokuussa 2025

    Rajavartiolaitos (North Karelia Border Guard) · document dated 2025-06-03 · opened 2026-10-08

    Toukokuussa suoritettiin esitutkinta epäillystä alue- ja ilmailurikkomuksesta

    The investigation concerned drone flying and aerial photography near the national border. No outcome reported.

  55. S55press

    Dronejen lennättäminen raja-alueella toi sakkoja, lennättämiseen tarvitaan puolustusvoimien lupa

    Kaakonkulma · document dated 2020-07-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    kirjoitti viime viikolla kaksi sakkorangaistusta dronejen lennättämisestä raja-alueella ilman vaadittavaa lupaa.

    Reports a South-East Finland Border Guard release: one case at Imatra, one at Vaalimaa, the week before publication.

  56. S56press

    Sakkorangaistuksia dronejen lennättämisestä itärajaa myötäilevällä rajoitusalueella

    Lentoposti · document dated 2020-07-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lentorajoitusalueilla kuten EFR100:lla lennättämiseen tarvitaan Suomen Puolustusvoimilta lupa.

    Names the EFR100 area for both the Imatra and the Vaalimaa case and notes a similar case can be charged as the harsher territorial violation.

  57. S57press

    Drone-helikopteri aiheutti vaaratilanteen lentokieltoalueella Rovaniemen MM-rallissa, poliisi puuttui tapahtumiin

    Yle · document dated 2021-02-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Se aiheutti vaaratilanteen kisan aikana, ja onneksi saatiin kelkkojen avulla tämä porukka paikannettua.

    Event the same day on the Kaihuavaara stage. The pilots were from Central Europe; police estimated 20 to 30 day-fines.

  58. S58press

    Poliisi antoi sakot dronen lennättäjälle, joka lennätti laitetta Rovaniemen MM-rallien lentokieltoalueelle

    Koillissanomat · document dated 2021-02-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lapin poliisilaitos kertoi lauantaina Twitterissä, että Rovaniemen MM-ralleissa lennätettiin dronea lentokieltoalueella.

    Carries the outcome of the S57 case: the operator was fined.

  59. S59press

    Mies kuvasi dronella Turun kauppatorin avajaisjuhlintaa, sakot napsahti lupien puuttumisesta mutta dronea oikeus ei vienyt

    MTV Uutiset · document dated 2023-06-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Oikeuden mukaan miehen toiminta oli törkeän huolimatonta, mutta hän ei selvästikään rikkonut säännöksiä tahallaan.

    Flight on 2022-09-17. Varsinais-Suomi District Court, 12 day-fines, 204 EUR; the drone was unregistered; forfeiture of the drone and phone refused.

  60. S60press

    Mies lennätti dronea Suurmarkkinoilla, poliisi antoi sakot

    Stara · document dated 2023-06-19 · opened 2026-10-08

    Yleisen säännön mukaan dronea ei saa lennättää väkijoukon päällä.

    Reports a Häme police release. The flight date is not printed.

  61. S61press

    Poliisi otti kiinni drone-lennättäjän Helsingissä, epäillään mm. ilmailurikkomuksesta

    Lentoposti · document dated 2022-08-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    Helsingin poliisi otti keskiviikkona 10. elokuuta kiinni henkilön, jota epäillään ilmailurikkomuksesta

    Reports a Helsinki police release.

  62. S62press

    Poliisi ottanut kiinni yhden henkilön luvattomasta dronen lennätyksestä Porvoon Kilpilahden alueella

    Uusimaa · document dated 2022-11-01 · opened 2026-10-08

    Poliisi on napannut yhden henkilön kiinni, joka on rikkonut Nesteen Porvoon jalostamon ilmatilaan asetettua lentokieltoa.

    Flights on the weekend before publication.

  63. S63official

    Viikonloppuna Lappeenrannassa tapahtunut ilmailurikkomus, varkauksia, vahingontekoja ja pahoinpitely

    Poliisi (South-East Finland Police) · document dated 2022-11-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Poliisi tutkii asiaa ilmailurikkomuksena ja pyytää dronen lennättämisestä tietäviä ilmoittamaan tietonsa.

    Event on Saturday 2022-11-05 near Lappeenranta airport.

  64. S64press

    Dronet rikkoneet ilmailurajoitusta Helsingissä, lennättäminen tietää lähtökohtaisesti sakkoja

    MTV Uutiset (STT) · document dated 2018-12-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Dronen lennättäjät ovat rikkoneet ilmailurajoitusta tänään Helsingin keskustassa.

    Independence Day; the article does not state the restriction's purpose or any individual penalty.

  65. S65press

    Ilmailurikkomus Virroilla, drone karkasi nuorelta lennättäjältä

    Rikosuutiset · document dated 2019-01-11 · opened 2026-10-08

    Asiassa suoritettiin esitutkinta, sillä kyseisessä Dronessa ei ollut siinä vaadittuja yhteystietoja.

    Event on 2018-12-28, investigated by the Virrat police station.

  66. S66press

    Viranomaiset joutuivat puuttumaan dronen lennätykseen kahdessa paikassa viikonloppuna

    Etelä-Suomen Sanomat · document dated 2019-06-30 · opened 2026-10-08

    Pitäisin erikoisena, jos joku ei kiellosta tiedä

    The Topinoja case on the Saturday before publication; the headline's second place is not described in the readable text.

  67. S67official

    Ennätysmäärä sakkoja drone-lennättäjille EU-kokousten aikana, poliisi kannustaa harrastajia huolellisuuteen

    Poliisi (Helsinki Police) · document dated 2019-07-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Tuntemattomasta syystä huolimattomia lennättäjiä oli tällä kertaa liikenteessä poikkeuksellinen määrä

    Eight fined during the meeting of 10 to 12 July 2019: six in the temporary Finlandia Hall zone, two in permanent zones. States that the Droneinfo app does not show temporary restrictions.

  68. S68official

    Drone-lennättäjille sakkoja Oulussa

    Poliisi (Oulu Police) · document dated 2019-07-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Rajoitusalueella lentäminen olisi ollut mahdollista ainaoastaan poliisin myöntämällä poikkeusluvalla.

    Two fined on the Saturday, 2019-07-27, near the Qstock grounds at about 22:30.

  69. S69press

    Poliisi sakotti luvattomia drone-lentäjiä Qstock-lauantaina Oulussa

    Kaleva · document dated 2019-07-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Poliisi huomasi luvattomat dronet oman valvontansa ansiosta.

    Adds that at least one pilot was ordered 18 day-fines.

  70. S70press

    Poliisi muistuttaa ilmailua rajoittavista alueista, useille sakkoja dronen lennättämisestä

    Lentoposti · document dated 2023-07-13 · opened 2026-10-08

    Poliisi puuttuu kaikkeen luvattomaan lennätystoimintaan.

    US presidential visit; the restriction ran from 2023-07-12 18:00 to 2023-07-14 18:00. The number fined is not stated.

  71. S71official

    Itsenäisyyspäivä oli poliisin näkökulmasta vilkas

    Poliisi (Helsinki Police) · document dated 2023-12-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Neljä henkilöä lennätti päivän aikana dronea lentokieltoalueella.

    The same release says the police wrote fines for the unauthorised flights.

  72. S72press

    Riihimäellä tehtiin ilmoitus poliisille dronelennätyksestä Sakon asetehtaan yllä

    Aamuposti · document dated 2024-02-05 · opened 2026-10-08

    Poliisi sai sunnuntai-iltana ilmoituksen epäillystä luvattomasta dronelennätyksestä Riihimäellä Sakon asetehtaan yllä.

    The rest of the article is behind a login; the free text says the police wanted to identify the pilot.

  73. S73press

    Poliisi aloitti erittäin harvinaisen vakoilututkinnan, kaikki alkoi ohikulkijan epäilyksestä

    Yle · document dated 2025-09-17 · opened 2026-10-08

    Esitutkinnassa ei löydetty näyttöä rikoksesta.

    Two foreign nationals living in Kajaani, nationality redacted; flight the previous spring; investigation closed in July 2025.

  74. S74press

    Poliisi sai ilmoituksen isosta droonista vesivoimalaitoksen yllä Rovaniemellä

    Yle · document dated 2025-09-26 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lainkuuliaiset kansalaiset toki tietävät, ettei dronea saa nostaa lentokieltoalueella, jollainen voimalaitosalue nykyään on.

    Valajaskoski; the flight was the weekend before publication; the pilot was not found.

  75. S75press

    Poliisi sai aamulla ilmoituksen: Drooni lensi Loviisan ydinvoimalaitoksen lähistöllä

    Uusimaa · document dated 2026-09-16 · opened 2026-10-08

    Itä-Uudenmaan poliisi sai keskiviikkoaamuna noin kello 9.50 aikoihin ilmoituksen droonista

    Paywalled after the opening; the free text does not say whether a pilot was found.

  76. S76press

    Poliisi joutuu puuttumaan droonien lennättämiseen vain harvoin

    Yle · document dated 2022-08-18 · opened 2026-10-08

    Pakko sanoa, että ihmiset ovat olleet yllättävän valveutuneita.

    The national police drone coordinator's count for 2022 so far: about 100 drone tasks, 32 crime reports, 7 fines.

  77. S77press

    Droonin lennättämisestä voi paukahtaa yllättävän kallis sakko

    Yle · document dated 2019-12-28 · opened 2026-10-08

    Saatetaan puhua jopa tuhannesta eurosta

    About a hundred aviation violations recorded in 2019, concentrated in Helsinki. The 1,000 EUR is the police's estimate for an average earner, not an amount imposed.

  78. S78press

    Poliisi ja puolustusvoimat ovat alkaneet pudottaa väärissä paikoissa lentäviä drooneja häirintälaitteilla

    Yle · document dated 2024-04-27 · opened 2026-10-08

    The Air Force commander confirms jammers that cut the control link and locate the operator; a police chief inspector says restricted areas are breached continuously and regularly. No case is named.

  79. S79press

    Poliisi selvittää yli sataa epäilyttävää droonilentoa

    Yle · document dated 2024-10-23 · opened 2026-10-08

    Aika moni näistä selvittelyistä ja tutkinnoista on kesken.

    More than 100 suspicious flights near critical sites since 2022, about 2 to 3 meaningful sightings a week; no state actor identified in the solved cases.

  80. S80press

    Helsinki-Vantaan lentoliikenne toistaiseksi keskeytetty

    Yle (live feed) · document dated 2026-05-15 · opened 2026-10-08

    Lentoliikenne Helsinki-Vantaalle oli viranomaisen päätöksellä keskeytetty perjantaiaamuna kello neljän ja seitsemän välillä.

    A Defence Forces warning about straying Ukrainian drones; no drone was observed and the police opened no investigation. Not a recreational case.

  81. S81official

    NBI and Border Guard conclude UAV investigations

    Poliisi (National Bureau of Investigation) · document dated 2026-09-09 · opened 2026-10-08

    This does not change the fact that the UAVs entered Finnish airspace unlawfully.

    Cited by the research report as [14]. Four Ukrainian military UAVs that fell in south-eastern Finland in March and April 2026; context only, not recreational flying.

  82. S82officialcould not be opened

    Public notification POL-2026-25733

    Poliisi (Central Finland Police) · opened 2026-10-08

    Cited by the research report as [13], a property notice listing a confiscated DJI Phantom without circumstances. Returns HTTP 404 on 2026-10-08; the Wayback API answered 429.

  83. S83official

    Travelling

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    Loaded on the practice pass's single retry. Its menu "What can I order or bring to Finland?" lists alcohol, tobacco, snus, e-cigarettes, medicines, foods, pets and vehicles, and no drone. The original URL /en/private-persons returned 404 later on 2026-10-08 after Customs moved its traveller pages; the same menu, still naming no drone, was re-read at /en/individuals/travelling.

  84. S84secondary

    Dronea lennätetty lentokentän suoja-alueella luvattomasti, ja kuvattu ihmisten ikkunoita. Poliisi: Ei rikosta

    Uutispeili · document dated 2024-08-06 · opened 2026-10-08

    Asiassa ei ole syytä epäillä rikosta.

    An online site that mixes reporting with opinion and speculation. A flight on 17 May in Turku airport's UAS zone B, police inquiry closed on 30 July; the year is not printed. Carried as partial and not counted.

  85. S85official

    Arriving in Finland: what can I bring from abroad tax free?

    Finnish Customs · opened 2026-10-08

    personal luggage that you bring to Finland only temporarily

    Rule page for travellers. Reached by following the site's traveller menu after the cited /en/private-persons URLs (S83) returned 404 on 2026-10-08; the site has moved them to /en/individuals. No date printed.

  86. S86official

    Rajoituskäsikirja: Radiolaitteet

    Finnish Customs · document dated 2020-06-10 · opened 2026-10-08

    Tämä ohje ei koske yksityishenkilöiden omaan käyttöön maahantuomia radiolaitteita.

    Rule guide, Finnish, from the Customs restriction manual linked on S42. Lists radio-controlled scale models among radio transmitters. PDF read directly.