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Government bills18

Topicdriving licences18
  1. HE 19/2026 vpPassed

    Clarifying transport rules and driving entitlements

    Temporary transport operations by foreign vehicles in Finland will be monitored and penalised more strictly with administrative penalty fees. At the same time, passenger car driving licences will permit the driving of heavier low-emission vans and lorries.

    29 Apr 2026 · passed without a vote
  2. HE 11/2026 vpPassed with amendments

    Restricting driving by 17-year-olds

    Driving a passenger car will be prohibited for 17-year-olds at night between 00:00 and 05:00, and cars driven by them must display a minor driver sign. In addition, the conditions for age exemptions for minors will be tightened and the risk training required for a driving licence will be increased.

    7 May 2026 · passed without a vote
  3. HE 171/2024 vpPassed with amendments

    Removing driving licence examinations from health centres

    Health centres will no longer carry out medical examinations or issue certificates for driving licences. A medical report on driving ability will as a rule have to be obtained from a private medical clinic at one's own expense.

    19 Mar 2025 · 2 votes
    111 jaa
    54 ei
  4. HE 128/2020 vpPassed

    Cancelling the introduction of light cars

    The introduction of speed-limited passenger cars, known as light cars, for young people will be cancelled. Legislation concerning light cars will be repealed before its entry into force because it conflicts with EU law.

    20 Oct 2020 · 1 vote
    32 jaa
    22 ei
  5. HE 21/2019 vpPassed

    Postponing legislation on light cars

    The introduction of light cars onto the roads is postponed by one year until 1 November 2020. The postponement will be used to examine whether the regulations can be brought into line with EU law and the driving licence directive.

    17 Oct 2019 · 3 votes
    105 jaa
    35 ei
  6. HE 70/2022 vpLapsed

    Stricter driving licence conditions for 17-year-olds

    Seventeen-year-olds could obtain a passenger car driving licence with a guardian's consent without a separate exemption. However, the driving rights of underage drivers would be restricted by prohibiting night driving and carrying more than one passenger.

    5 Apr 2023 · no votes
  7. HE 103/2017 vpPassed

    Drink-driving fines and police driving bans

    Clear drink-driving cases will be transferred from courts to faster fine proceedings, and the police will begin imposing all driving bans. At the same time, the consent procedure for fine proceedings will be streamlined and the fined person's right of appeal to a court will be expanded.

    19 Dec 2017 · 1 vote
    103 jaa
    77 ei
  8. HE 17/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Clarifying road traffic and vehicle rules

    The new Road Traffic Act and related acts are corrected and supplemented before their entry into force in June 2020. Provisions on, among other things, long vehicle combinations, heavy snowmobiles and special transports are added to the act.

    7 Dec 2020 · 1 vote

    Only vote · 1. lakiehdotus, voimaantulosäännös, mietintö / Timo Heinonen

    31 jaa
    28 ei
  9. HE 50/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Updating driver qualification and health rules

    Professional qualification requirements and training arrangements for lorry and bus drivers will be updated to comply with EU legislation. In addition, nocturnal epileptic seizures will be established in law as an impediment to holding a passenger car or motorcycle driving licence.

    24 Jun 2020 · passed without a vote
  10. HE 62/2020 vpPassed with amendments

    Flexibility for transport licences and qualifications

    Deadlines for transport licences, professional qualifications and medical certificates will be temporarily extended due to the emergency conditions caused by the coronavirus epidemic. The changes will protect risk groups, ease the burden on healthcare and ensure the continuity of transport.

    20 May 2020 · passed without a vote
  11. HE 186/2018 vpPassed with amendments

    Introducing mobile driving licences in traffic enforcement

    Drivers will be able to prove their right to drive in traffic enforcement using a smartphone mobile application alongside a physical driving licence. In addition, driving licences issued in the Faroe Islands and Greenland will allow temporary driving in mainland Finland.

    19 Dec 2018 · passed without a vote
  12. HE 155/2018 vpPassed

    Improving international vehicle data exchange

    Finland will join EUCARIS, the European Vehicle and Driving Licence Information System. Authorities will receive more comprehensive and real-time data on vehicles and driving entitlements in other countries.

    13 Nov 2018 · passed without a vote
  13. HE 146/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming driving licence acquisition

    Obtaining a driving licence will become more flexible, and mandatory instruction requirements will be reduced. The multi-phase system for obtaining a passenger car driving licence will be abolished, and teaching under a driving instruction permit will be made easier.

    9 May 2018 · passed without a vote
  14. HE 179/2017 vpPassed with amendments

    Broadening recognition of foreign driving licences

    Driving licences issued by all states recognised by Finland will be accepted for driving in mainland Finland. The right to drive will be valid for up to one year from entry into the population register.

    13 Dec 2017 · passed without a vote
  15. HE 129/2016 vpPassed

    Streamlining vehicle registration and driving licences

    Electronic vehicle registration will be made easier by allowing transactions on behalf of another person under authorisation, and passport photographs already held in the police register can be used for driving licences. At the same time, information exchange between authorities will be enhanced, and the separate non-disclosure for personal safety in the vehicle register will be abolished.

    17 Oct 2016 · passed without a vote
  16. HE 131/2015 vpPassed

    Shorter validity for duplicate driving licences

    A duplicate or replacement licence for a driving licence issued before 2013 and valid until the age of 70 will be issued only for a fixed term. Depending on the vehicle category, the new licence will be valid for 5 or 15 years instead of the previous long period of validity.

    1 Apr 2016 · passed without a vote
  17. HE 84/2015 vpPassed with amendments

    Reforming tractor driving licence requirements

    Driving licence requirements for tractors will be determined based on the vehicle's maximum design speed. Tractors capable of travelling at more than 60 kilometres per hour will require a car driving licence, and heavy vehicles will require a lorry driver's professional qualification.

    21 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote
  18. HE 85/2015 vpPassed

    Updating road transport rules with Russia

    The road transport agreement between Finland and Russia is updated regarding goods transport and taxi services. The reform clarifies the maximum weights of vehicles and enables taxi journeys pre-booked from the other country.

    3 Dec 2015 · passed without a vote