Driving school in English

_jones · Post by **_jones** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 3:44 pm

Hi all,
I'd like to take a driving license of type A (motorcycles). Does anybody know about a driving school that offers classes in English? If that's asking too much, does anyone of you have any experience about going to driving school with limited Finnish?

Thanks!

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alracu · Post by **alracu** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 4:25 pm

You can try AutoKoulu Elo in Leppavaara, close to the railway station

http://www.autokouluelo.fi/tietosivu/yhteys.php
You can do it only with English, no worries... but it is expensive

Have fun

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 5:52 pm

carschool is expensive. in any language.

Rick1 · Post by **Rick1** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:25 pm

Yes, and you have to do your wintertest in February with your motor

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:36 pm

and even then you read of these horrific accidents almost weekly

Rick1 · Post by **Rick1** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:49 pm

Too much power to handle and natural selection are some phrases coming to mind.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 7:58 pm

Rick1 wrote:Yes, and you have to do your wintertest in February with your motor

for a motorbike fortunately not.

question to the op though - do you have an existing licence already - as in are you just upgrading your original licence or getting a new one totally. motorbikes have a learners permit thing so you need to have some minimum amount of driving instruction... 8 classes was it and pass a theory test and a handling test so its a bit cheaper than a B licence to get...

_jones · Post by **_jones** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:16 pm

Pursuivant, thanks for the insight. Yes, I already have a type B license!

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:23 pm

ok, so then one might presume you just need to get the eight driving classes and handling test done... you might also check with the police if theres restrictions for the bike as they might look a bit funny if you have a 1300 kawasaki...

_jones · Post by **_jones** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:35 pm

Thanks. I was gonna go for a Kawasaki ER-6f. Not final tho, I'll take my time to get the license first, then go around and try a few

Btw, where can I find exact information about how much the import taxes are?
I'm from Italy (been living in Finland for 3 years), and I noticed that there prices are dramatically lower.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Wed Jul 23, 2008 8:52 pm

to get the training permit you need to have a bike to train with, so you might want to get some scooter for the while.
the import bit is explained at http://www.tulli.fi, its based on the cc of the engine.

_jones · Post by **_jones** » Thu Jul 24, 2008 8:52 am

Hi Pursuivant and thanks again for your help. Could you give me the direct link? I tried tulli.fi in English and couldn't find the information I needed. The Finnish version appears to be kind of different, to me, and this time I couldn't find because of my limited Finnish skills. Thanks in advance!

jvisiting · Post by **jvisiting** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 8:49 pm

I didn't want to start a new thread therefore I am posting here.

I am looking for a driving school within Helsinki that would teach in English, as my Finnish livel is very basic one.

I've found one such school ( http://www.teekkarienautokoulu.fi/ ), but I am still awaiting them to respond to my email as for the availability of courses and the price.

If anyone know more such schools in Helsinki, please share them as I would like to find the soonest and cheapest English course.

Pursuivant · Post by **Pursuivant** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:47 pm

make a search theres been the same Q and A more times than I have hairs in my arse

oh yeah, and as for prices - its going to cost you almost the same anyplace - which is in the thousands...

simon · Post by **simon** » Fri Sep 12, 2008 9:51 pm

Pursuivant wrote:make a search theres been the same Q and A more times than I have hairs in my arse

oh yeah, and as for prices - its going to cost you almost the same anyplace - which is in the thousands...

f@ck me you must have a arse like a gorilla

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