

Hi, i parked today at esplanadi helsinki center, i paid 8eur for parking and apparently i got a fine, so in a way i am double fucked, fine plus 8 eur parking ticket i paid.
I am wondering if i parked in some wrong place but i see other cars parked as well and parking sign says 9-21, i didnt went over the parking hour, also had my disc set when i left.
Any idea how i can still receive fine? I dont get it.
by Terrible-Panda6291
9 comments
The fine says you parked into a spot where there’s no parking allowed except for government vehicles.
https://preview.redd.it/drsiaqrzq95f1.jpeg?width=3024&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=57f76ab57f9ad3dd59a5d46a112d3e74af0b15a8
More precisely, prolly i parked wrong spot, shoulf have moved abit further? I still dont get it, also it doesnt make clear the parking sign.
Did you use an app, or did you buy your ticket from machine? If you bought from a machine, you need to leave the receipt to a visible place behind your steering wheel.
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I think you have missed some sign, as the fine says “does not apply to governmental vehicles”.
EDIT: I found the spot from Google Maps. Front of that sign is the parking for governmental vehicles, so if you parked in front of that sign, that’s the reason. Ministry of Justice is located there. Picture from Google Maps
https://preview.redd.it/vpzv48j9s95f1.png?width=1877&format=png&auto=webp&s=beccc30f39a339be409e81a39bc4c6b51580fe19
https://preview.redd.it/nco11f08s95f1.png?width=1874&format=png&auto=webp&s=e489ddc4b873bd82927c9196a997f2185fc26ab2
No parking zone marked in yellow.
That’s why it’s crucial to know Finnish.
Learn Finnish and read the signs buddy!
Like others have said, parking starts from the point where the sign is, unless has an arrow. Sucks, but it is what it is. I’m from here and even I’ve done some stupid mistakes like that.
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