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Digital Data Services for the Transport System

The Act on Digital Data Services for the Transport System strengthens the foundation of information management across the entire transport system. It brings together the key data services in the transport sector and improves their quality, availability, and usability – from travel chains to traffic safety. The information can be used, for example, in map services, journey planners, or research.

National Access Point for Transport Data and Core Data Services

The aim of the legislation is to promote the sharing of information related to the transport system and to support the development of services for citizens and society.

Information related to the transport system includes, for example:

  • data on road and street infrastructure
  • data on traffic flow, disruptions, and road weather conditions
  • data on public transport routes and timetables
  • data on vehicle charging services (so‑called AFIR data)
  • data describing the accessibility of railway stations

Detailed lists of the required data can be found in the annexes of the EU regulations under the ITS Directive (see topic‑specific sections below and legislative links). Holders of such data are required to notify the National Access Point (NAP) of their machine‑readable data.

In Finland, the national access point is maintained by Fintraffic Oy, which compiles a catalogue of transport system data and provides the core data service for the transport system.

In the core data service, widely usable information related to the transport system is produced by combining road, traffic, and travel data as well as data related to road traffic safety. Fintraffic Oy produces the core data service by processing data delivered via the national access point for free use, as well as data produced or obtained in connection with the provision of traffic control and management services. In addition, the National Land Survey of Finland provides the service with the transport network data it holds. Fintraffic compiles aggregated information services from the following data:

  • data on the road and street network
  • data on the use and condition of the road traffic network (“Digitraffic”)
  • data on the provision and use of mobility services (Koontipalvelu and “Digitransit”)
  • data on intermodal access points (“PETI”, under development)
  • data on charging and refuelling points

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom supervises compliance with the Act on Digital Data Services for the Transport System as well as the ITS Directive and related delegated regulations. Traficom grants Fintraffic state aid for carrying out the tasks defined in the law.

Link to Fintraffic’s core data services

Obligations of Data Holders

A data holder is responsible for ensuring that the data listed in EU regulations is provided in the required format and shared via the national access point. According to the legislation, a data holder is an entity that has the right to grant access to the data under its control or to share it in accordance with EU or national legislation. Fintraffic provides guidance to data holders on opening and delivering data to the national access point.

Fintraffic's instructions (for now only in Finnish)

Information on the obligations of data holders for different data categories:

The obligations of the RTTI Regulation apply to road authorities, municipalities, and private operators that manage static and dynamic traffic data. The RTTI Regulation requires that digital, machine‑readable data be delivered to the national access point. The obligations of the Regulation entered into force on 31 December 2025 and will be updated gradually until 31 December 2028.

A road authority, road operator, provider of traffic management and control services, holder of vehicle‑generated data, and other service providers referred to in the RTTI Regulation must have an application programming interface through which the infrastructure data, rules and restrictions data, network status data, and real‑time network usage data specified in the Annex of the RTTI Regulation are made available to data users in the manner required by the Regulation.

The ITS Directive and national legislation impose obligations on municipalities with significant transport relevance to digitise certain RTTI data. These obligations will enter into force gradually.

The SRTI Regulation obliges public and private road operators and service providers to supply, free of charge, to the national access point information on events and conditions affecting road traffic safety, as well as the related traffic information. The SRTI Regulation and its requirements entered into force in 2013.

The road operator of the public road network and the provider of traffic management and control services must strive to ensure that the data referred to in Article 3 of the SRTI Regulation, which they manage, is available in machine‑readable form. The road operator of the public road network, the provider of traffic management and control services, and other service providers referred to in the SRTI Regulation must have an application programming interface through which the data referred to in Article 3 of the SRTI Regulation is available to data users for reuse.

Selvitys Euroopan komission RTTI-asetuksen ja ITS-direktiivin päivityksen velvoitteista ja toimijoiden rooleista, Traficomin tutkimuksia ja selvityksiä 20/2024 Selvitys Euroopan komission RTTI-asetuksen ja ITS-direktiivin päivityksen velvoitteista ja toimijoiden rooleista, Traficomin tutkimuksia ja selvityksiä 20/2024 Report on the obligations and roles imposed by the European Commission's updated RTTI Regulation and ITS Directive (pdf, 2,46 MB)RTTI-asetusSRTI-asetus

The data holder must have an application programming interface through which the static, historical and observation‑based, as well as dynamic travel and traffic data referred to in the Annex of the MMTIS Regulation is made available to data users in the manner required by the MMTIS Regulation, provided that the information exists in digital form.

The data holder of timetable information for regular scheduled transport services must publish route information using the identifiers of the national access point register.

NOTE: Mobility service providers are also subject to the obligations of the Transport Services Act regarding the opening of ticketing and payment interfaces. More information:

Notification of mobility service data

TYPES OF DYNAMIC TRAVEL AND TRAFFIC DATA AT HEADING LEVEL
Service Level 1, to be made available for the comprehensive trans-European transport network no later than 1 December 2025; for the entire transport network no later than 1 December 2028
Passing times at stops, disruptions, real-time status information such as estimated departure and arrival times of services, delays, cancellations, monitoring of guaranteed connections

Status of access point features (including dynamic platform information, operational elevators/escalators, closed entrances and exits) – regular transport services

Service Level 2, to be made available for the comprehensive trans-European transport network no later than 1 December 2026; for the entire transport network no later than 1 December 2028
Information on parking fees – demand-responsive transport and personal transport

Availability checks and location – demand-responsive transport and, where applicable, personal transport

Availability and location of shared cars, city bikes, shared e‑scooters, and other shared vehicles

Availability of parking spaces (on‑street and off‑street parking)

Service Level 3, not required to be made available under Finnish legislation:
Vehicle occupancy rate – regular transport services and, where applicable, demand-responsive transport.

MMTIS delegated regulationEU:n kattavan tieverkon laajuus Suomessa

Operators of publicly accessible charging and refuelling points must make static and dynamic data about the distribution infrastructure they maintain available free of charge. This includes, for example, information on the locations and numbers of charging and refuelling points, opening hours, maximum power output, and prices for single charging sessions. Access to the data must be provided through the operator’s API so that the data is available to all end users via the National Access Point (NAP). In Finland, the National Access Point is implemented by Fintraffic.

More information on AFIR data obligations (in Finnish)

The station manager or any other data holder responsible for station‑related data must ensure that the accessibility information referred to in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1300/2014 on the technical specifications for interoperability relating to accessibility of the EU rail system for persons with disabilities and persons with reduced mobility is available for each station.

More information on ERSAD

Legislation and supervision

In Finland, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom is responsible for supervising compliance with the Act on Digital Transport System Data Services and the ITS Directive. The agency verifies that operators covered by the law and EU regulations meet the requirements set for them. Traficom oversees the overall system and conducts compliance checks through random inspections.

Traficom cooperates with authorities in other countries. The aim of this cooperation is to establish common practices and develop supervisory procedures.

Traficom has the right to obtain from operators the information necessary for supervision. The information provided by operators must be up to date and submitted in the format requested by the agency.

Operators must submit declarations required under the regulation confirming compliance with SRTI obligations. Traficom may also request declarations confirming compliance with the RTTI and MMTIS regulations.

A declaration (Declaration of Compliance) is an organisation’s official self‑issued statement confirming that the data, services, or interfaces it produces or shares comply with the obligations arising from national legislation and EU regulations. Recommendations from the international NAPCORE project are used when issuing declarations and assessing compliance.

Declarations must be submitted to Traficom’s Registry Office: kirjaamo(at)traficom.fi. If an operator fails to meet its obligations, Traficom may issue a notice and require the operator to correct the situation within a specified time. If necessary, the obligation may be enforced with a conditional fine or by having the missing action carried out at the operator’s expense. The maximum amount of the conditional fine is €5,000 for each commenced month of delay.

Recommendations and templates for declarations
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