Taxi companies are of many sizes, most of them employing the entrepreneur and one or two other drivers. In other words, most entrepreneurs also drive a taxi themselves.

Being a taxi entrepreneur is a combination of freedom and responsibility. At the same time, it provides a great opportunity to tailor the entrepreneurship in the desired way. Customers of taxi companies can be private consumers, businesses or public sector entities, such as municipalities and well-being counties, and a combination of these.

Operating as a Taxi Entrepreneur and a Taxi Driver Requires a License:

Even if the taxi entrepreneurs do not drive the taxi themselves, they still need a taxi licence granted by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom. Furthermore, should you also transport goods only, this should be notified to Traficom.

NB taxi license is a business license and different from taxi driver license. If the taxi entrepreneurs drive the taxi themselves, they also need a taxi driver license.

The taxi license is granted for ten years at a time. More information on applying for the licence and the obligations of taxi companies can be found here.

The conditions for granting the license include, for example:

1. legal capacity;
2. good reputation;
3. ability to meet financial obligations
4. established in Finland
5. Business Identity Code
6. Professional competence: The applicant or their transport manager must have successfully completed the taxi transport entrepreneurial training and related exam
7. Transport manager (when applicant is a company): The transport manager must effectively and continuously manage the company’s business activities and represent the company.

Manual to Support your Entrepreneurship

The book titled Tie taksiyrittäjäksi – opas yrityksen perustamiseen tells you what being a taxi entrepreneur requires and how you can prepare for it. The comprehensive manual published by Taksikuutio Oy will give you confidence for planning your business operations and support in your initial steps as an entrepreneur in a comprehensible and clear form.

The book is also an excellent tool when studying for the taxi transport entrepreneur exam.

You can also use Taksilaskin for your initial calculations around the entrepreneurship. As a member you get full access to this tool.

To order: here. A member entrepreneur can order products at member prices by registering in the TAKSIT.fi service before placing the order.