Method for limiting the loading of an elevator assembly , wherein - a plurality of optional operational objectives are determined for the elevator traffic comprising one or more of the following: serving of elevator passengers on the basis of landing calls and/or destination calls, increase or maximization of transport capacity, reduction of energy consumption caused by elevator traffic, reduction or minimization of door-to-door time, reduction of noise caused by elevator traffic, construction-time use of an elevator, use of an elevator during servicing of the elevator assembly, use of the elevator assembly in connection with modernization work, use of an elevator during an operational malfunction of the electricity supply, and use of an elevator during an emergency such as during an earthquake and/or a fire, - one or more of these is selected at a time to be implemented as an operational objective of the elevator traffic using selection criteria of the operational objective - a movement profile of the elevator car is formed on the basis of one or more selected operational objectives wherein: - a limit value for the maximum permitted loading is set for one or more parts of the elevator assembly - the loading of the aforementioned one or more parts of the elevator assembly is determined, - if it is deduced that the loading of the aforementioned one or more parts of the elevator assembly exceeds the limit value for the maximum permitted loading, the loading of the one or more parts in question of the elevator assembly is limited by modifying the value of the movement magnitude of the elevator car in the movement profile of the elevator car, and - the limit value for the maximum permitted loading regarding one or more parts of the elevator assembly is varied according to the operational objective of the elevator traffic in use at the time. - a plurality of optional operational objectives are determined for the elevator traffic comprising one or more of the following: serving of elevator passengers on the basis of landing calls and/or destination calls, increase or maximization of transport capacity, reduction of energy consumption caused by elevator traffic, reduction or minimization of door-to-door time, reduction of noise caused by elevator traffic, construction-time use of an elevator, use of an elevator during servicing of the elevator assembly, use of the elevator assembly in connection with modernization work, use of an elevator during an operational malfunction of the electricity supply, and use of an elevator during an emergency such as during an earthquake and/or a fire, - one or more of these is selected at a time to be implemented as an operational objective of the elevator traffic using selection criteria of the operational objective - a movement profile of the elevator car is formed on the basis of one or more selected operational objectives - a limit value for the maximum permitted loading is set for one or more parts of the elevator assembly - the loading of the aforementioned one or more parts of the elevator assembly is determined, - if it is deduced that the loading of the aforementioned one or more parts of the elevator assembly exceeds the limit value for the maximum permitted loading, the loading of the one or more parts in question of the elevator assembly is limited by modifying the value of the movement magnitude of the elevator car in the movement profile of the elevator car, and - the limit value for the maximum permitted loading regarding one or more parts of the elevator assembly is varied according to the operational objective of the elevator traffic in use at the time. <EOS>