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Statistics on currently valid driving licences

May 18, 2022 at 7:44, updated April 21, 2026 at 17:28

The statistics on currently valid driving licences include the numbers of driving licences by category of driving licence, region and the age and sex of the card holder. The data are updated every six months. The information is produced by the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom.

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DATA UPDATED IN THE STATISTICS DATABASE

Valid driving licences by driver’s licence class in 2014–2026

OLD DATA

Valid driving licences by age group in 1990–2016 (in Finnish) (*)

*The Excel time series is no longer kept up to date. This information is available in Traficom’s statistics database

DATA SOURCELINK
Traficom map service-
Traficom websiteGetting a driving licence
Other services-
Enquiriestilastot(a)traficom.fi

TITLEStatistics on currently valid driving licences
PRODUCERThe Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom
DESCRIPTION

The statistics on currently valid driving licences are based on Traficom’s Transport Register, which contains data on drivers’ rights to drive and licences. Information on valid licences is retrieved from the register every six months.

DATA CONTENT

Valid driving licences every six months. Information about the driving licence class, region, and the licence holder’s age and gender.

DATA COLLECTION METHODTraficom’s Transport Register, from which data on valid licences is retrieved every six months.
CLASSIFICATIONS USED

Division into regions based on municipal division; entire country, region and municipality. Driving licence category.

UPDATING FREQUENCYEvery six months.
TIME OF COMPLETION AND RELEASE

Data for the previous period is published no later than 30 days after the end of the period in question.

TIME SERIES

Data available since 2014.

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CONTACT INFORMATIONtilastot[a]traficom.fi
FURTHER INFORMATION

The processing rules of valid driving licences were amended in 2001. Since 2001, the data has not been directly comparable with the previous years’ data.