apply electronically (traficom.fi) or at offices (ajovarma.fi)

Driving license permit

Driving license permit application

Traficom self-service (recommended)

Applying for a driver’s license primarily online.

  • You can apply for a driver’s license electronically through Traficom’s self-service.
  • First, choose either FIRST DRIVING LICENSE or UPGRADING A DRIVING LICENSE >> Read more
  • Driver’s license application fee 24€ (if the permit is applied through Traficom’s self-service)
  • Insurance for first-time driver on meeting driving health requirements >> Read more
General requirements for using the service
  • You have not been granted a driver’s license in Finland or abroad before. By using the service, you give permission to conduct a check from other EU and EEA countries
  • You are not obligated to use an ignition interlock device when driving
  • You are not under a driving ban
  • You have an electronic format photo and up-to-date signature in the official register. You can view the available photo and signature once logged into the service. The photo and signature are available in the service if you have a valid passport or ID card.
    • By using this electronic service, you give permission to use the facial photo and signature in Traficom’s image register or the police’s ID card and passport image register in your driver’s license.
  • Your permanent address is in Mainland Finland.
    • Driver’s licenses are sent to the customer’s official Finnish address in the population information system in Mainland Finland. If your address information is incorrect, update it before paying for the service in Posti and the Digital and Population Data Agency’s joint Change of Address service at https://www.posti.fi/muuttoilmoitus (External link)
    • The driver’s test must be completed within three years of application approval and payment. When taking the driver’s test, your permanent address must be in Mainland Finland. If you are moving abroad, do not use the service.
  • You are able to authenticate yourself to the service with online banking credentials or mobile identification.

Traditional application at Ajovarma office

If the prerequisites for using the electronic service are not met, please follow the instructions below. Apply for a driver’s license permit from Traficom when you start driving school. Book an appointment at the Ajovarma office and bring the required attachments:

  • 2 passport photos. However, if you already have a valid passport or ID card, you do not need new passport photos for the driving license. You also do not need photos if you have submitted photos for a driving, driver, or professional competence card, or an ADR or taxi driver’s permit after January 1, 2013.
  • Driver’s license permit fee of 39€ has been paid and this has been notified to us. The permit fee of 39€ is to be paid via Ajovarma Oy’s online service through the email link you received from Ajovarma.

You can only book and take the theoretical exam after Traficom has granted the driver’s license permit. The processing of the application usually takes a few days. >> Read more about the driver’s license permit! Driver’s license permit fee is also according to the updated price list as of 1.1.2022 (AM120, T, A1, A2, and A and B driving license categories and upgrades) 39€ Check and sign the driver’s license permit application at a driving school or Ajovarma office. Driving schools can no longer submit driver’s license permit applications to Ajovarma.

    • The processing time for the driver’s license permit is now only about 1-3 days.
    • The driver’s license permit is valid for 3 years from issuance.
    • The driver’s license permit must be valid when you go for the theoretical, practical, or driving tests and when booking them.

If you are applying for a driver’s license permit independently, please notify the driving school when the permit is valid. This can also be checked on the ajovarma.fi/ajanvaraus service by trying to book a theory exam for yourself. Booking a theory exam is only possible if the driver’s license permit is valid. Traficom’s self-service also immediately informs you during the permit application that the permit is valid immediately.

Choose the link based on what your situation is.

Choose Electronic driving license permit (1) or traditional driving license permit (2)
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Please book an appointment at the Ajovarma office, even if you’d like to submit your application in person at the office traditionally.

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