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On 26 February 2026, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal to amend taxi regulation. The changes would be made to the Act on Transport Services and certain other acts.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications requested comments on a draft government proposal to amend the taxi regulation. Over 150 responses were submitted between 24 April and 6 June 2025. The Ministry published a summary of the comments on 11 September 2025.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications is finalising the government proposal to amend taxi regulation. Next, the proposal will be reviewed by the Finnish Council of Regulatory Impact Analysis, translated and submitted to legislative editing. The aim is to submit the government proposal to Parliament in spring 2026.

1.12.2025 | The agreement on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway will enter into force on 14 December 2025. It will permit taxi transport between the two countries.

13.11.2025 | The Government submitted a bill on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway for approval on 13 November 2025.

2.10.2025 | The Government submitted to Parliament on 2 October 2025 a legislative proposal on cross-border taxi services between Finland and Norway. In Finland, the proposal implements the agreement on international taxi transport services between the two countries.

14.12.2023 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications started to prepare measures to correct the shortcomings of the taxi industry and to increase trust in the entire sector last summer. At the moment, the ministry is preparing a background report and determining what needs amendment in the act as part of the preliminary preparation of the legislative project.

12.2.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications already began preparing measures to rectify anomalies and increase confidence in the entire taxi sector in summer 2023. The ministry will circulate a memorandum in May calling for opinions on measures to reform regulations.

9.4.2025 | 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.

30.4.2025 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on the draft government proposal for national implementation of the agreement between Finland and Norway on international taxi transport services. Opinions may be submitted until 21 May 2025.

13.3.2025 | On 13 March 2025, Finland’s Minister of Transport and Communications Lulu Ranne and Norway’s Minister of Transport Jon-Ivar Nygård signed an agreement in Oslo, Norway, on taxi transport services between the Republic of Finland and the Kingdom of Norway. The agreement permits taxi transport services between Finland and Norway.

24.5.2024 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications requests comments on a memorandum assessing necessary changes to the legislation on taxi operations to rectify the shortcomings. Comments on the memorandum can be submitted until 21 June 2024.

31.10.2024 | On 31 October 2024, the Government issued a decree bringing into force the amendments to an agreement on taxi transport services across the Finnish-Swedish border. The government decree will also bring the agreement into force.

10.11.2022 | On 10 November 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on enforcing the amendments to the international agreement between Finland and Sweden on taxi services across the border. The agreement concerns taxi transport services across the Finnish-Swedish border.

15.10.2020 | The Government has proposed a number of amendments to the legislation on taxi services. Amendments have been proposed to the Act on Transport Services, the Vehicle Act and the Road Transport Act. The aim of the changes is to provide reliable taxi services to all customers.

15.10.2020 | The Government has proposed a number of amendments to the legislation on taxi services. Amendments have been proposed to the Act on Transport Services, the Vehicle Act and the Road Transport Act. The aim of the changes is to provide reliable taxi services to all customers.

10.11.2022 | On 10 November 2022, the Government submitted to Parliament a legislative proposal on enforcing the amendments to the international agreement between Finland and Sweden on taxi services across the border. The agreement concerns taxi transport services across the Finnish-Swedish border.

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30.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications has sent out for comments an assessment memorandum on taxi services drawn up by agencies in the Ministry's administrative branch. Based on the memorandum and statements, taxi regulation has increased uncertainty and a series of corrections will now be introduced. On 28 January 2020, Minister of Transport and Communications Timo Harakka launched a project to amend the legislation on taxi services.

11.6.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications invites comments on proposals related to correcting the shortcomings in taxi regulation. The aims of the proposals are to improve the safety of taxi operations, combat the grey economy and increase the transparency of pricing. A further objective is to provide the authorities with better opportunities to receive information on the current availability of taxi services.