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Licences for railway undertakings

  • Permit or other obligation
  • Nationwide
  • Public service

Railway undertaking needs a operating licence to operate rail transport as their main business in Finland. The operating licence ensures that the railway undertaking and its management have the required good reputation, financial standing and professional competence.

Traficom is the licensing authority in Finland. A operating licence issued to a railway undertaking is valid throughout the EU.

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Do the following

  1. Familiarize yourself with the regulations and instructions regarding the railway undertaking's operating license.
  2. Submit the licence application via Traficom's My e-Services.
  3. Information on issued operating licences is published in the ERA Interoperability and Safety Database (ERADIS).

To whom and on what terms

Criteria for granting a licence according to the licensing regulations.


Processing time

A maximum of 3 months from the time all information necessary to settle the issue has been submitted to Traficom.

Period of validity

The licence is valid until further notice.

Background information

COMMISSION IMPLEMENTING REGULATION (EU) 2015/171 on certain aspects of the procedure of licensing railway undertakings

DIRECTIVE 2012/34/EU OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL establishing a single European railway area

The service is provided by

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom

Responsible for the service

The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Text edited by: The Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
Updated: 12/9/2025