driving licence

kiely · Post by **kiely** » Mon May 23, 2005 2:38 pm

Hi there
I will be moving to Finland and i wondered if anyone knows about the driving licence stipulations. Such as if you need to register for a finnsh licence and how to go about it.
Thanks

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karen · Post by **karen** » Mon May 23, 2005 2:42 pm

Hiya,

Things may have changed since I moved here, but this was the situation at that time. I had to drive for at least 6 months and have two witnesses provide a paper stating that I had been driving for 6 months. My US licence was only valid for 18 months.

PeterF · Post by **PeterF** » Mon May 23, 2005 2:44 pm

If you have a British licence it is not neccesary. (You are EU citizen not a Yank..it is different for them...))
But suggest..
1. Keep a UK address e.g parents/close family.
2: Notify the UK licence authority that you are changing address to this above address...(they dont want to know or care that you are moving to Finland).

Reason for above....

3: The form obtainable from the post office in UK will tell you that... "obtaining a new licence (plastic card with Photo) is FOC on changing address within the UK."
This photo/card licence is an ideal ID card for use in Finland.

Lau · Post by **Lau** » Mon May 23, 2005 3:41 pm

If your driving licence has been issued in a EU country, you'll be allowed to drive in Finland as long as you want! No matter if you are a tourist or a resident in Finland...
Have a look at this page.

doctorforsh · Post by **doctorforsh** » Mon May 23, 2005 4:39 pm

if your english(uk)

you can goto a police station in finland and ask to transfer your UK licence to a finnish licence,,,they will give you a form

you will also have to have a medical (costs 40 euro)
th once youve had your medical and filled in the form,,you have to pay the police 40 euro for them to register your licence
3 weeks later they will phone call you and tell you your licence is in the station

brand new finnish plastic carded licence:D

this is what i did

transfered my english licence to a finnish licence!!

o yeah and you need passport photos(2)

o yeah again,,,they will want to keep your old licence!

dave071061 · Post by **dave071061** » Mon May 23, 2005 8:54 pm

doctorforsh wrote:i

you can goto a police station in finland and ask to transfer your UK licence to a finnish licence,,,they will give you a form

transfered my english licence to a finnish licence!!

!

But if you have had your UK licence for years be warned, you may lose some of your classes!

o yeah again,,,they will want to keep your old licence![/

And if you move back to the UK you can swap it back again

Rosamunda · Post by **Rosamunda** » Mon May 23, 2005 10:26 pm

I have been here for four years. I have a UK drivers licence valid until 2028 and a French one which is valid indefinitely and also one I picked up in Hungary. So I never bothered to get a Finnish one. I would certainly not consider paying for one, or having a medical

karen · Post by **karen** » Tue May 24, 2005 7:08 am

PeterF wrote:(You are EU citizen not a Yank..it is different for them...))

I'm not a Yank, I'm a Texan! Don't lump me with them. Yankee is a very bad word in Texas.

holly · Post by **holly** » Tue May 24, 2005 11:36 am

I am driving on my uk license at the moment - it doesn't expire for another 2 years, so I see no point in paying 40 euros for a Finnish one. At the police station, they said that was fine, but of course will have to pay to renew it when it expires.

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