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Nordic traffic signs present relevant differences between countries despite an apparent uniformity and standardisation. Most Nordic countries refer to the 1968 Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals, and it has been adopted by Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Norway and Sweden. The convention has not been adopted by Iceland.

Differences between European traffic signs

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The main differences relate to

  • graphic design details
  • local regulatory significance
  • the colour-coding of directional signs
  • local language texts (sometimes bilingual)
  • the meaning and colour-coding of horizontal road surface markings

Graphic differences

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  • The design of individual pictograms (tunnel, pedestrian, car, etc.), while broadly similar, often varies in detail from country to country.
  • Type of arrows may be different.
  • Fonts of written words

Differences in directional and informatory signage

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Country Motorways

(Controlled-access highway)

Expressways

(Limited-access road)

Primary roads Secondary roads Regional destinations Local destinations Tourist signs Temporary Detour
outside urban area
Denmark Aarhus N/A Skanderborg[c 1] N/A Stadion Himmelbjerget Nakskov
Faroe Islands
Finland HELSINKI
HELSINGFORS 		LAPPEENRANTA PORVOO
BORGÅ 		N/A KYMINLINNA Kirjasto Hiidenkivi TURKU
Greenland
Iceland
Norway Nannestad Lillestrøm Trondheim N/A Sykehus Kvitsand
Sweden GÖTEBORG STOCKHOLM FALUN N/A NORRMALM Vårdcentral Långe Erik
Åland n/a n/a LÅNGNÄS n/a KLINTEN Centralsjukhuset Bomarsund KATTBY
  1. ^ Directional signs that are mounted overhead on multi-lane primary roads are white on blue.

Differences in meanings

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  • Sometimes similar signs have minor differences in meanings, following the local traffic codes.[citation needed]
  • All European countries use the metric system (distances in kilometres or metres; speeds in kilometres per hour; heights, widths and lengths in metres; weights in tonnes) with the exception of the United Kingdom, where distances and speeds are still indicated in imperial measurements (miles or yards and miles per hour). Since 2016, on width and height limit signs both metric and imperial measurements are used (metres and feet & inches), however older signs still show imperial measurements only. Since 2011, weight limit signs use a lower case "t" to denote tonnes, although some older signs still incorrectly use an upper case "T", despite the United Kingdom having switched from the long ton to the metric tonne in 1981.

Horizontal road surface markings

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  • Longitudinal lines (lanes and margins) and symbols on the carriageway are always white (but in Norway a yellow line separates two-way traffic).
  • A stop line is always represented by a white thick traversal continuous line, but a give way line may be represented by a white thick dashed line as rectangles (Germany, France, Spain) or by a double-dashed line (United Kingdom) or by the combination of a single solid line and a single dashed line (Ireland) or by a white line of triangles (Austria, Italy, Liechtenstein, the Netherlands, Norway, and Switzerland)

Different typefaces in texts

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A sign with the use of Transport font in Icelandic
  • Denmark uses the Dansk Vejtavleskrift typeface. The typeface is derived from the British Transport typeface.
  • Finland uses a typeface developed in the 1960s by the former national board of roads and waterways.[1]
  • Iceland uses a version of the Transport typeface employed on road signs in the UK – modified to include accented characters and the Icelandic letters ð (eth) and þ (thorn) – is used on Icelandic road signs.
  • Norway uses the Trafikkalfabetet typeface.
  • Sweden uses the Tratex typeface.
  • Åland has not defined the typeface of the road signs in its traffic law.[2] Therefore they have signs with both Finnish and Swedish (Tratex) typeface.

In Finland, Sweden and Åland, destinations on direction signs are written in capital letters. In Danmark and Norway both capital and lowercase are used.

Table of traffic signs comparison

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Priority

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See also: Priority signs
 
Denmark 		 
Estonia 		 
Faroe Islands 		 
Finland 		 
Greenland 		 
Iceland 		 
Norway 		 
Sweden 		 
Åland
Stop              
Give way              
Priority road              
End of priority road              
Give way to oncoming traffic              
Priority over oncoming traffic              
Stop ahead                     
Give way ahead                     
Denmark Estonia Finland Iceland Norway Sweden

Warning

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In Denmark and Norway, warning signs are mostly triangular, with black symbols on a white background with a red border. Finnish, Icelandic and Swedish signs have yellow backgrounds, rather than white. Yellow background is also used on warning signs that are used only temporarily in Norway. On Svalbard, a unique warning sign with a black background and white symbol is used for polar bears.

Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Curve            
Series of curves            
Crossroads with priority to the right        
Crossroads with a minor road          
Roundabout            
Traffic signals            
Two-way traffic            
Traffic queues        
Steep ascent            
Steep descent            
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden
Pedestrian crossing ahead            
Pedestrians      
Children            
Cyclists            
Domestic animals          
Wild animals            
Road narrows          
Uneven surface            
Bump            
Dip  
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Slippery surface            
Loose surface material            
Soft verges            
Ice or snow  
Fog    
Falling rocks            
Crosswinds          
Unprotected quayside or riverbank            
Opening bridge          
Tunnel          
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden
Low-flying aircraft   or           or  
Trams        
Level crossing with barriers ahead        
Level crossing without barriers ahead        
Level crossing        
Level crossing (multiple tracks)        
Roadworks            
Other danger            
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

Prohibitory

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Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
No entry            
No vehicles            
No motor vehicles            
No motor vehicles except motorcycles      
No motorcycles            
No mopeds        
No pedal cycles            
No heavy goods vehicles            
No buses      
No vehicles pulling a trailer      
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
No agricultural vehicles            
No animal-drawn vehicles    
No vehicles carrying dangerous goods            
No vehicles carrying water pollutants  
No vehicles carrying inflammables or explosives  
 
Height limit            
Width limit            
Length limit            
Weight limit            
Weight limit per axle or bogie   or     or       or     or   or     or
 
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
No stopping            
No parking            
Restricted parking zone          
No overtaking            
No overtaking by heavy goods vehicles            
No right turn            
No left turn            
No U-turn            
Minimum following distance between vehicles        
No honking or excessive motor noise NOTUSED
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
No pedestrians            
Speed limit            
End of speed limit            
Speed limit zone     or         
End of speed limit zone          
End of no overtaking            
End of no overtaking by heavy goods vehicles          
End of no honking
End of all previously signed restrictions    
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

Mandatory

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Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Go straight            
Turn right            
           
Go straight or turn right            
Roundabout            
Keep right / Keep left            
May pass on either side            
Route for vehicles carrying dangerous goods       or  
Minimum speed limit    
End of minimum speed limit    
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Footpath (pedestrians only)            
Cycle path (pedal cycles only)            
Shared pedestrian and cycle path            
Segregated pedestrian and cycle path        
Bridle path          
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden

Special regulations

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Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
One-way street         NOTUSED
           
Bump NOTUSED
Pedestrian crossing          
or
  		 
Cyclist crossing    
Living street            
Pedestrian zone          
Bus lane        
Tunnel         NOTUSED
Expressway        
Motorway        
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

Indication

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Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
No through road            or 
Hospital       NOTUSED
First aid          
Bus stop            local or regional
Taxi stand   or         or  
Parking            
Parking garage      
Lane configuration        
Escape lane NOTUSED
Emergency lay-by        
Denmark Finland Iceland Norway Sweden
Advisory speed          
National border          
National speed limits          
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

Built-up area limits

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Under the Vienna Convention the begin and end built-up area signs imply a change between built-up area and rural traffic rules including speed limit. In many European Countries the dark background with light coloured text version of the sign is intended for information only.[3] Poland uses white text on a green background (E-17a/E18a) to show the political boundary of a place as information and uses the black on white pictogram version (D-42/D-43) to designate the change of traffic rules.[4]

Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Entrance to built up area          
Leaving built up area          
Entrance to locality NOT
USED 		  NOT
USED 		     
Leaving locality NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		NOTUSED
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

Checkpoints

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Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland
Customs NOT
USED 		  NOT
USED 		    or   or   or    Customs is written under the line in a suitable language
Police NOT
USED 		  NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		 
Toll NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		   
or
 
or
 
(electronic toll collection) 		  NOTUSED
Other Control   NOT
USED 		NOT
USED 		    Same as "police" but with suitable text
Denmark Faroe Islands Finland Greenland Iceland Norway Sweden Åland

See also

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Notes

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Sources

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  • European Standard for Traffic Signs - EN 12899-1:2001 Fixed, Vertical Road Traffic Signs – Part 1: Fixed Signs, Requirements

References

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  1. ^ Österman, Tuomas; Miettinen, Saija; Ronkainen, Kaisa (2005). "Opastusmerkkien luettavuus" [Readability of guidance signs] (PDF) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Tiehallinto. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 31 July 2011.
  2. ^ "Ålands lagsamling: Infrastruktur och trafik" (PDF) (in Swedish). The Government of Åland. pp. 758–792. Retrieved 26 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Vienna Convention on Road Signs and Signals - unece" (PDF). United Nations Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE). UNITED NATIONS. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  4. ^ "Rozporządzenie Ministrów Infrastruktury oraz Spraw Wewnętrznych i Administracji z dnia 31 lipca 2002 r. w sprawie znaków i sygnałów drogowych". prawo.sejm.gov.pl. Polish Parliament. Retrieved 12 July 2018.

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