Physical description
Size: 85,6 x 53,98 mm
Format: ID-1
Material: Polycarbonate
Colour: Pink
Distinctive features: Bilingual (Finnish/Swedish)
Security features
Micro text
- Location: Below the card title bar and at the bottom of the card
- Characteristics Text “LIIKENNETURVALLISUUDENPUOLESTA FÖRTRAFIKSÄKERHETEN FORTRAFFICSAFETY”
- Method of verification: Magnifying glass
Security pattern
- Location: Whole document
- Characteristics: Fine-lined security pattern and rainbow printing covering the entire background of the card
- Method of verification: Magnifying glass
Embossed pattern
- Location: In front of the card in the lower left corner
- Characteristics: A pattern with positive and negative relief embossing. At the bottom left of the face image one line is formed by the words "SUOMI FINLAND". A matte area in the lower left corner
- Method of verification: Pattern visible when card is tilted and can be detected by touching with fingers. Text reading using a magnifying glass
Embossed pattern
- Location: From the left edge of the card to the left edge of the changing laser image
- Characteristics: Wavy pattern with positive relief embossing. The top line with negative relief embossing. The second top line with text "SUOMIFINLAND"
- Method of verification: Pattern visible when card is tilted and can be detected by touching with fingers
Embossed pattern
- Location: Transversely on the reverse side of the card
- Characteristics: Wavy pattern with positive relief embossing where the second top line consists of words "SUOMIFINLAND". In the middle of the card, the letters "FIN"
- Method of verification: Pattern visible when card is tilted and can be detected by touching with fingers
Fluorescent printing
- Location: Front of card
- Characteristics: Blue and yellow UV printing. At the red solid line, the text "SUOMIFINLAND". At the red dotted line, the text "AJOKORTTIKÖRKORT"
- Method of verification: Using UV light
Fluorescent printing
- Location: Reverse side of card
- Characteristics: Blue and yellow UV printing. In connection with the pattern, the text AJOKORTTIKÖRTSUOMIFINLAND".
- Method of verification: Using UV light
Optically Variable Ink (OVI)
- Location: Reverse side of card
- Characteristics: Vertical lines
- Method of verification: When card is tilted, the colour of the lines changes
Laser engraving
- Location: All personalised information on the card
- Characteristics: On front of card:
- Holder's date of birth in the window on left of the facial ID photo
- Driving licence (section 5 on the licence) number with raised engraving
- Licence number (section 5 on the licence) as a barcode
- Method of verification: Sections 1 -3 visible to the naked eye. Section 3 can be detected by touching with fingers. Section 4 using a barcode reader
Changeable laser image (CLI)
- Location: Bottom-right of front of card
- Characteristics: Licence holder's facial ID photo and date of birth change within the image
- Method of verification: Visible image changes when card is tilted
Diffractive optically-variable feature
- Location: Partially covering the bottom-right corner of the licence holder's facial ID photo on front of card
- Characteristics: Transparent pattern with a coat of arms of Finland in which the colour changes
- Method of verification: By tilting the card
Transparent windows
- Location: On the left side of the holder's facial photo a window with holder's date of birth. On the right side of the card a window with a holder's facial photo
- Characteristics: Transparent window
- Method of verification: By naked eye
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 & Codes
Categories
For more information on the corresponding categories, please check the Commission decision on equivalence.
| Category | Period of validity* |
|---|---|
| AM, A1, A2, A, BE | Until 70: 15 years; above 65: 5 years |
| B | until 70: 15 years; above 65: 5 years |
| C1, C1E, C, CE, D1, D1E, D, DE | Until 70: 5 years; above 68: 2 years |
| (T) | Until 70: 15 years; above 65: 5 years |
*This refers to the administrative validity of the document and does not necessarily reflect the holder’s right to drive.
Equivalences of categories
(in accordance with the Commission decision of 18 December 2012 on equivalence)
| DLM category | Corresponding categories |
|---|---|
| AM | AM |
| A | A |
| A1 | A1 |
| A2 | A2 |
| B | B |
| BE | BE |
| C1 | C1 |
| C1E | C1E |
| C | C |
| CE | CE |
| D1 | D1 |
| D1E | D1E |
| D | D |
| DE | DE |
| (T) | - |
| National category | Description of national category |
|---|---|
| T | Agricultural and forestry tractors, motorised working machinery and snowmobiles, including vehicles towed by them. |
Codes
List of national codes related to current DLM category
| National codes | Description | Community codes |
|---|---|---|
| 103(n) | Duplicate of the driving licence, serial number of the duplicate included in the code | |
| 105 | Exemption | |
| 111 | Alcohol interlock | |
| 113 | Alcohol interlock for health reasons. | |
| 114 | Conditional right to drive. Licence valid in Finland only. | |
| 120 | AM-class, moped | AM (restricted to mopeds) |
| 121 | AM-class, light quadricycles | AM (restricted to light motorised quadricycles) |
| 131 | Restricted right to drive in accordance with article 5, section 4 of the Finnish Driving Licence Act. |