Step 1

Apply for a taxi permit and establish a company for your taxi business. To be able to practise person transport you need a taxi license (permit) or a license for transporting goods, according to Liikennepalvelulaki 1§: 

To apply for the license, access this link                                                                                                         

In order to practice a profession, you must establish a company.

You can find the procedures for setting up a company at the Patent and Registration Office via this link         

Step 2

Get necessary insurance for your business. Running a business requires responsibility and being prepared for damage. That's why it's good to be aware and to find out what kind of obligations professional activities require. An essential part is insurance. Pension insurance, insurance of operations, insurance of the vehicle and transported items must be arranged.

Differenet insurance companies offer different options for entrepreneurs. An insurance company specializing in transport is e.g A-Vakuutus. Below some insurance companies operating in Finland.

• If Vahinkovakuutus https://www.if.fi/yritysasiakkaat
• OP Vakuutus https://uusi.op.fi/
• LähiTapiola https://www.lahitapiola.fi/yritys
• Pohjantähti https://www.pohjantahti.fi/
• Turva https://www.turva.fi/yritysasiakkaat
• Fennia https://www.fennia.fi/fi/yritykset-ja-yrittajat/

Step 3

Decide on what kind of vehicle you intend to drive.

According to the taxi, passenger and goods transport permit, the service provider must ensure that the vehicle is registered in the Vehicle Traffic Register (mentioned in law 541/2003) where purpose of use is declared. See in more detail on Traficom's website under "Vehicles used in taxi traffic"

The new law enables operation of taxi traffic by car, van or truck

Step 4

Semel Oy offers taxi entrepreneurs sofisticated equipment to practice their profession.  You can start with a taxi meter and a printer, and scale it up with an mPOS terminal and dispatching tablet.

Semel has a solution, whether you drive as an individual entrepreneur or as a member of a dispatch center. With our solutions, you get everything you need from accepting card payments to managing dispatching either with or without or KELA.

Check out our taximeter solutions product range from here