How to become a taxi driver

Step 1

Apply for a license

More information about applying for a taxi driving license:

Start a business

In order to practice a profession, you are required to start a legitimate business through the Patent and Registration office.

Step 2

Get necessary insurance for your business. Running a business requires responsibility and being prepared for damage. That's why it's good to be aware and to find out what kind of obligations professional activities require. An essential part is insurance. Pension insurance, insurance of operations, insurance of the vehicle and transported items must be arranged.

Different insurance companies offer different options for entrepreneurs. An insurance company specializing in transport is e.g A-Vakuutus. See the adjacent list for some of the insurance companies operating in Finland.

Step 3

Decide what kind of vehicle you plan to use for driving.

According to the taxi, passenger, and goods transport license regulations, the service provider must ensure that any vehicle used in traffic is registered in the register referred to in the Act on the Vehicle Register (541/2003), and that its intended use is marked as licensed transport. For more details, see the Traficom website under the relevant section.Taksiliikenteessä käytettävät ajoneuvot”

The new law allows operation of taxi traffic by car, van or truck.

Step 4

Semel Oy offers taxi entrepreneurs sofisticated equipment to practice their profession. You can start with a taxi meter and a printer, and scale it up with an mPOS terminal and dispatching tablet.

Semel has a solution, whether you drive as an individual entrepreneur or as a member of a dispatch center. With our solutions, you get everything you need from accepting card payments to managing dispatching either with or without or KELA.