The future of mobility isn’t just about clean energy. Clean energy may power the vehicles, but clean, standardised, and interoperable data powers the charging ecosystem they rely on.
That’s the promise of AFIR (Alternative Fuels Infrastructure Regulation), now in full effect across Europe.
For public EV charging operators, this moment marks a brand-new phase marked by openness, interoperability, and transparency.
Finland offers a clear example of how this transition can work, thanks to the combined efforts of Fintraffic and eMabler.
AFIR: Turning Principles into Practice
AFIR is designed to create a more consistent and user-friendly charging experience across the EU. Among its key requirements we can find:
- Public availability of charging point data, including real-time status and pricing.
- Standardised data interfaces such as OCPI, ensuring systems can speak to one another.
- Transparent access for users and equal access for roaming partners.
In practice, this means operators must provide machine-readable, regularly updated, and accurate data to national access points, and do so reliably.
How Fintraffic Powers Smart Charging Infrastructure
In Finland, that national access point is managed by Fintraffic, the organisation responsible for coordinating transport data across sectors.
Fintraffic acts as a data broker. It collects charging point information from operators, validates and normalises it, and guarantees it’s compliant with EU data formats. Their focus is not just technical accuracy but data quality, so that users and regulators can trust what they see.
Fintraffic’s core responsibilities include:
- Aggregating and standardising incoming data
- Validating data for accuracy and format compliance
- Making that data accessible to third parties in line with EU regulations
For charge point operators, connecting to Fintraffic is a requirement, but the path to doing that smoothly isn’t always straightforward.
eMabler: Built for Seamless Compliance
This is where eMabler comes in.
Our SaaS platform enables CPOs to meet AFIR requirements without building complex integrations or internal tooling from scratch.
We’ve designed the system to be aligned with both EU directives and Fintraffic’s implementation, so that CPOs can focus on operations, not regulation.
With eMabler, operators can:
- Integrate with Fintraffic through a ready-made interface
- Ensure real-time updates on charger availability, pricing, and status
- Support roaming via OCPI, including ad-hoc access and payments
- Automate reporting and simplify internal compliance workflows
All in all, with eMabler CPOs can focus on building infrastructure that’s sustainable, scalable, and ready for what’s next.
Looking Ahead: Compliance as a Capability
Regulation often gets framed as a burden, but AFIR is also a clear opportunity. A transparent, standardised infrastructure is better for everyone: users, operators, municipalities, and mobility service providers.
What’s being built in Finland right now is a model for how the rest of Europe can approach AFIR with both discipline and speed.
eMabler’s goal is to make that transition as smooth as possible. We work closely with our partners and national stakeholders like Fintraffic to guarantee that charging networks are not only compliant but future-ready.
Get in touch
If you operate public chargers in the EU, eMabler can help you streamline your AFIR integration. Our platform is purpose-built for this moment, and we’re already supporting operators across multiple networks.