The sentences listed below are not direct excerpts from the legislation. They have been modified to tell the thing from a skater's viewpoint. Unfortunately the official Finnish road traffic legislation is not available in English.
Remember carefulness when skating. Finnish traffic is generally very obedient to the law. However, drivers may ignore especially the sections forcing vechiles to give way for skaters.
Applying the Road Traffic
Act 
The Road Traffic Act is valid
on roads. TieliikenneL
1 §:n 1 mom Skater A skater is a pedestrian. TieliikenneL
2 §:n 11 kohta Skater's rights Vechiles must give way for a
skater when they are turning to a road which the skater is crossing or
going to cross. Vechiles must give way for a
skater skating on the side of the road when they are going to leave the
road. TieliikenneL
14 §:n 2 mom Vechiles must give way for a
skater when coming from a yard, parking place, service station, path,
snow mobile route or from some other minor road. TieliikenneL
14 §:n 3 mom
 |
Vechiles must leave
safe space for a skater when meeting or overtaking. TieliikenneL
30 §:n 1 mom |
Vechiles must let a skater skate
undisturbed when going to cross a sidewalk. TieliikenneL
31 §:n 1 mom Vechiles must let a skater
skating on or going to step onto a pedestrian crossing skate
undisturbed. TieliikenneL
32 §:n 1 mom Vechiles must let a skater skate
undisturbed on mixed-use streets. TieliikenneL
33 §:n 3 mom Skaters are allowed to skate
anywhere on a mixed-use street. TieliikenneL
41 §  573. A mixed-use street |
 574. The end of a mixed-use street |
Skaters are not forced to
follow the regulations about drunken driving. TieliikenneL
100 § ja Rikoslaki 23
luku 3 § ja 9 §
 |
Skaters are not forced
to follow the speed limits. TieliikenneA
16 § 4 mom
|
Skaters do not need to give
way for vechiles or stop when coming behind the sign 231 or 232. TieliikenneA
14 §:n merkit 231 ja 232
 231. Requirement to give way in crossing |
 232. Obligatory stop |
Skaters' duties Skaters must follow the traffic
regulations and avoid danger and damage. Skaters must follow the
carefulness required by the circumstances. Skaters must not block or impede
the traffic if not required. TieliikenneL
3 § Skaters must give way for
trams. TieliikenneL
14 §:n 5 mom
 |
Skaters must skate on a
sidewalk or on a verge if it is possible without causing trouble. TieliikenneL
40 §:n 1 mom A verge, if available, is always separated from the roadway with a solid white line. TieliikenneL 2 §:n 3 kohta |
Skaters must skate on a cycle
path or on the side of the roadway if it is not possible to use
sidewalks or verges. TieliikenneL
40 §:n 2 mom
 |
Skaters must skate on a
side of the path when skating on a cycle path. TieliikenneL
40 §:n 3 mom |
 |
Skaters must skate on
the left side when skating on the roadway. The right side may be
used only if it is safer for example because of a short distance. TieliikenneL
40 §:n 4 mom |
Skaters must skate on a
verge or on the right side of the roadway when skating in a
supervised group or procession. TieliikenneL
43 §
 |
Skaters must use a luminous
tag when skating in dark. TieliikenneL
42 § |
Skaters must use a pedestrian
crossing for crossing the roadway or the roadway must be crossed
perpendicularly and usually beside crossroads. Skaters must be careful with
the approaching vechile when crossing the roadway. Skaters must cross the
roadway without unnecessary delay. TieliikenneL
44 § Skaters are not allowed to step on cycle path, roadway,
or tram lane if pedestrian traffic light shows red.Skaters must obey vechile traffic lights if
there are no pedestrian lights. TieliikenneA
28 §Skating is not allowed on
motorways or motor-traffic ways. TieliikenneA 4
§:n 1 mom ja 8 §
 561. A motorway |
 562. The end of a motorway |
 563. A motor-traffic way |
 564. The end of a motor-traffic way |
Skaters are not prioritized
if a vechile is coming behind the sign 231 or 232. TieliikenneA
14 §:n merkit 231 ja 232
231. Requirement to give way in crossing |
232. Obligatory stop |
Punishments Skaters must be punished
with a fine or sentenced to imprisonment if the action
contains a risk for danger. TieliikenneL 98
§ ja 103
§ ja Rikoslaki
23 luku 1 §:n 1 mom 
