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Delivered driving licence

A driving licence is delivered to a person who fulfils the set age and health criteria and has a certificate that is no more than three months old from a passes driving test. The right to drive starts when a driving licence is delivered to its recipient. Driving licence proper is issued by the police, short-term driving licence by the examiner of the driving test. When a new driving licence is delivered, a driving licence previously issued in Finland or abroad must be surrendered to the police or to the driving test examiner.



Validity of the definition

  • Valid

Source organisation

  • Tilastokeskus

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