The new law makes training mandatory for taxi drivers and renews entrepreneur training. See what applies to you and when.
As a new driver you complete 21 hours of training before the taxi driver exam.
Renewing your licence requires 7 hours of refresher training. There is no separate exam.
The entrepreneur exam requires 21 hours of training under the new law. The exam is organised by Traficom.
The first legislative changes enter into force. The new entrepreneur training system begins and Traficom takes over the entrepreneur exam.
The last day on which the taxi driver exam can be taken without the 21-hour basic training.
Mandatory training begins. 21 h for new drivers, 7 h for those renewing a licence.
Taxi vehicles must be attached to the transport licence. Ordering of taxi plates begins.
The taximeter becomes mandatory.
Taxi plates become mandatory for all.
Window closes. The refresher training obligation expires.
The exam is taken in Finnish or Swedish, and no dictionary or interpreter may be used. That is why A+ Taxi teaches the Finnish vocabulary you need for the exam as part of the course — you won't be left alone with the difficult terms.
Online in August 2026. Free, in Finnish, with clarifications to questions also in English. Those registered will hear the exact date first.
All information is based on official sources — Traficom regulations (29 June 2026), the Act on Transport Services and Traficom publications.