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13.5.2026 | The Government proposed on 13 May 2026 that the amendments to the Driving Licence Act be adopted. For the most part, the Act will enter into force on 29 May 2026. The aim of the amendments is to improve traffic safety for young people in particular.

Young people’s traffic safety has recently gained widespread attention following the tragic traffic accidents in Nurmijärvi.

The Ministry of Transport and Communications has launched a legislative project to introduce a comprehensive reform of the Driving Licence Act, as the new Driving Licences Directive and the updated driving disqualifications rules of the EU shall be transposed into national legislation. The Directive calls for amendments to the driving licences regulation throughout the EU.

The Government submitted a proposal to amend the Driving Licence Act to Parliament on 19 February 2026. The aim of the legislative proposal is to improve traffic safety for young people in particular.

On 12 June 2025, the Ministry of Transport and Communications initiated a regulation project to amend the Driving Licence Act. The project’s goals are to promote road safety by improving the capability of young drivers to identify and avoid risks and by restricting the times of day young people can drive. Preparations for this project have been under way for a long time.

28.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted for comments proposals for amending the Driving Licence Act and the professional qualification requirements for lorry and bus drivers in the Act on Transport Services.

28.1.2020 | The Ministry of Transport and Communications submitted for comments proposals for amending the Driving Licence Act and the professional qualification requirements for lorry and bus drivers in the Act on Transport Services.

13.7.2016 | The requirements to obtain a driving licence will be revised. The aim is to reduce regulation and enable alternative methods of driver education. The aim is also to reduce driving licence expenses. The proposed legislative amendments would support the Government's deregulation objectives.

13.7.2016 | The requirements to obtain a driving licence will be revised. The aim is to reduce regulation and enable alternative methods of driver education. The aim is also to reduce driving licence expenses. The proposed legislative amendments would support the Government's deregulation objectives.

13.7.2016 | The requirements to obtain a driving licence will be revised. The aim is to reduce regulation and enable alternative methods of driver education. The aim is also to reduce driving licence expenses. The proposed legislative amendments would support the Government's deregulation objectives.

19.10.2017 | The Government has submitted a proposal on amending the Driving Licence Act to Parliament. The purpose of the proposal is to simplify and streamline the regulation of driving instruction and to promote the use of new alternative instruction and learning methods. The amendments proposed apply to licences other than those for driving lorries, buses and coaches.

19.10.2017 | Driving licence reform proceeds to Parliament Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 19.10.2017 13.36 Type: Press release The Government has submitted a proposal on amending the Driving Licence Act to Parliament. The purpose of ...

9.7.2020 | The professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services have been updated to meet the requirements in EU legislation. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 9 July 2020, and they entered into force on 13 July 2020.

9.7.2020 | The professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services have been updated to meet the requirements in EU legislation. The President of the Republic approved the amendments on 9 July 2020, and they entered into force on 13 July 2020.

16.4.2020 | The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the requirements in EU regulation. In this context, amendments are also proposed to the Government Decree on Professional Qualifications of Lorry, Bus and Coach Drivers.

16.4.2020 | The Government proposes that the professional qualification requirements for lorry, bus and coach drivers set out in the Driving Licence Act and the Act on Transport Services be updated to meet the requirements in EU regulation. In this context, amendments are also proposed to the Government Decree on Professional Qualifications of Lorry, Bus and Coach Drivers.

17.2.2012 | Having examined the use the alcohol ignition interlock, the alcolock working group proposes that the minimum duration of driving bans imposed for drink-driving offences be extended. This would ensure that driving bans better correspond to the reprehensible nature of drink-driving and the danger it poses, along with relevant international regulation.

17.2.2012 | Having examined the use the alcohol ignition interlock, the alcolock working group proposes that the minimum duration of driving bans imposed for drink-driving offences be extended. This would ensure that driving bans better correspond to the reprehensible nature of drink-driving and the danger it poses, along with relevant international regulation.

22.11.2018 | Training requirements for light-duty trucks, that is C1 and C1E driving licence categories, will be reduced. This will lower the costs of acquiring a driving licence in these categories and so improve the availability of freight transport drivers. 

22.11.2018 | Reductions to training requirements for light-duty trucks Ministry of Transport and Communications Publication date 22.11.2018 13.19 Type: Press release Training requirements for light-duty trucks, that is C1 and C1E driving licence categories, wi...