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Mobility & Transport - Road Safety

Finland - FIN1

Issue period: 01/07/1972 - 30/09/1990

Physical description

Size: 74 x 105 mm

Format: A7

Material: Paper

Colour: Pink

Distinctive features: Bilingual (Finnish/Swedish)

Security features

Images

Legend

  • 1 Surname of the holder
  • 2 Other name(s) of the holder
  • 3 Date and place of birth
  • 4a Date of issue of the licence
  • 4b Date of expiry of the licence
  • 4c Name of the issuing authority
  • 5 Number of licence
  • 6 Photograph of the holder
  • 7 Signature of the holder
  • 8 Permanent place of residence
  • 9 category(ies) of vehicle(s) the holder is entitled to drive
  • 10 Date of first issue of each category(ies)
  • 11 Date of expiry of each category
  • 12 Additional information/restriction(s)

Categories 

For more information on the corresponding categories, please check the Commission decision on equivalence.

Category

Period of validity*

A, BE, C, (KT), (T)

Until 70;

above 65: 5 years

B

First: 2 years;

until 70;

above 65 - 5 years

CE, D, DE

Until 70;

above 70: no renewal

*This refers to the administrative validity of the document and does not necessarily reflect the holder’s right to drive.

 

National categories

National category

Description of national category

(KT)

Motorcycles

(T)

Tractors (excluding road-rated tractors), motorised working machinery and snowmobiles, including vehicles towed by them.

 

Codes

Description

Community codes

Glasses must be worn

01

Rear-view mirror also on the right-hand side of the driver

42.01

Driving devices approved by the inspector

 

Duplicate

 

Automatic transmission

10.02

 

Professional drivers

  • Certificate of professional competence is issued : NO
  • Code 95 is marked on the driving licence : NO

Additional information

This model comes in 2 different forms (description of classifications on reverse side of card in either 1 or 2 columns), but no significant differences.

The first driving licence for category B was issued for two years. After two years the next driving licence for category B was issued until the holder of a driving licence reached the age of 70.