Driving licence design to be changed from April

The outward appearance of new driving licences will change slightly as of 1 April 2019.

The new driving licence will be more secure. The size and main colour of the licence will remain the same,said the Finnish Transport and Communication Agency-Ficora Traficom in a press release.

The change will not have any effect on the process of acquiring a driving licence or the validity of current driving licences.

“The outward appearance of driving licences is changed at set time intervals. We follow developments in areas such as security elements and take new elements into use. Nothing will change, however, in terms of the use of the driving licence”, explained Development Manager Pekka Hiltunen.

According to Hitlunen, the Finnish driving licence is similar to those of other EU countries and conforms with the EU driving licence legislation. The new driving licence can be used abroad just as the current driving licence can.

Around 330,000 driving licences are issued in Finland every year, and the total number of valid driving licences in Finland is approximately 3.7 million.