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4. Zone
A traffic zone is an area in which a traffic rule applies throughout all included roads or road sections. The rule normally begins at a zone-entry sign and remains applicable until the corresponding end-of-zone sign is passed.
Zones may regulate speed, parking, access, vehicle categories, emissions or other traffic behaviour. The signs used, the roads covered and the effect of intersections or local exceptions depend on local traffic law.
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How do people refer to traffic zones in Finland?
A speed-limit area is a nopeusrajoitusalue in Finnish and a hastighetsbegränsningsområde in Swedish. A parking-prohibition area is a different category, with its own entrance and end signs.
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 8–9; Annex 3 C32–C35, C39–C40, E24–E27
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text
Where does a zone rule apply in Finland?
The area’s speed limit applies on its included roads, including after junctions. A separately signed road within the area can have a different limit; that local exception does not mean the whole speed-limit area has disappeared.
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 8–9; Annex 3 C32–C35, C39–C40, E24–E27
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text
Can a Finnish speed-limit area contain a road with another signed limit?
Yes. Follow the applicable road-specific speed signs. Signing can indicate the return to the area limit after that exception. Keep track of both the area rule and the restriction on the road you are using.
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 8–9; Annex 3 C32–C35, C39–C40, E24–E27
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text
How do you know when a traffic zone ends in Finland?
The speed-limit area ends at its corresponding end sign or a sign establishing another speed-limit area. A different speed sign or residential area inside it can establish a local exception without ending the surrounding area restriction.
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex, Finnish Road Traffic Act 729/2018 — 8–9; Annex 3 C32–C35, C39–C40, E24–E27
🔗 finlex.fi • Finlex — corresponding current Finnish statutory text

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