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Taxi driving licence
- Permit or other obligation
- Nationwide except the Åland Islands
- Public service
You can be issued with a taxi driving licence if
- you have been issued with a category B driving licence in Finland or in another EU/EEA country at least one year before applying for the taxi driving licence
- you are not subject to a driving ban
- you meet all group 2 requirements on fitness to drive
- you have passed the taxi driver examination and
- you do not have any entries in the criminal ...
Do the following
Submit the application at an Ajovarma office. The following documents must be appended to the application:
- a medical report showing that you meet the taxi driver’s health requirements (health requirements for group 2) that is no more than six months old, or a comprehensive medical report, in which the effects of ageing are considered, if you are aged 68 or over
- You do not need to provide a medical report if you have during the past five years provided to the police a medical report required on the basis of age from those who hold a right to drive in group 2 or presented a medical report to upgrade your right to drive to group 2, to renew your right to drive in group 2 or to obtain a driving instructor’s licence
- photograph, if you do not have a valid passport or personal identity card, or a driving licence, driver card, professional competence card, ADR licence or a taxi driving licence issued by Trafi/Traficom in 2013 or after that.
- If you have a driving licence issued in another EU/EEA country and you do not have a Finnish document showing your right to drive, you must present your driving licence when applying for the taxi driving licence.
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To whom and on what terms
When issuing a taxi driver's license, the personal characteristics of each applicant are checked. See more on Traficom's website which entries found in the criminal records or in the register of fines prevent the issuing of the licence.
Period of validity
The taxi driving licence is issued by Traficom. If your application is approved, the licence will be sent to you by post within approximately three weeks of the approval. The taxi driving licence is valid for five years, or (if you are aged 68 or over) for two years.
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Updated: 21/11/2023