Implementation of taxi transport agreement between Finland and Norway progresses
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The Ministry of Transport and Communications has set up a legislative project to bring into force nationally the agreement on taxi transport services between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway.
On 13 March 2025, Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Norway’s Minister of Transport and Communications Jon-Ivar Nygård signed an agreement in Oslo, Norway, on cross-border transport by taxi between Finland and Norway. The agreement will enter into force once both Finland and Norway have taken the necessary national measures. In Finland, entry into force requires an act, which this legislative project will draft.
Agreement permits taxi transport services between Finland and Norway
The agreement between Finland and Norway will enable transport by taxi between the countries. It will clarify the rights and duties of tax service providers in cross-border transport, facilitate supervision, and strengthen the Finnish-Norwegian cooperation in the transport sector.
A taxi company established in the territory of Finland or Norway may transport passengers from its home state to the other contracting state. The taxi company may also pick up passengers in the other contracting state and take them back to its home state, if the service has been booked in advance. The agreement also allows transport through the other contracting state to a third state, as long as the taxi does not take new passengers onboard during the journey.
What’s next?
The Government should send the proposal on bringing the agreement into force out for comments in spring 2025 and submit it to Parliament in summer 2025.
The act will enter into force on a date to be determined by government decree once Norway has completed its own national measures and the agreement can be implemented.
Inquiries:
Elli Koistinen, Coordinator, elli.koistinen(at)gov.fi, tel. +358 295 342 022
Eveliina Uusitalo, Senior Officer, eveliina.uusitalo(at)gov.fi, tel. +358 295 342 028
Gateway to Information on Government Projects: Government decree on bringing into force the agreement with Norway on international taxi transport by road (LVM011:00/2025)
Gateway to Information on Government Projects: Agreement between the Government of the Republic of Finland and the Government of the Kingdom of Norway on International Taxi Transport by Road (in Finnish and Swedish)
Press release 13 March 2025: Finland and Norway sign agreement on cross-border taxi transport services
