Finland Taxi Prices

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Tariffs for taxis in Helsinki, Finland

It is not normally possible to stop a taxi on the street in Helsinki, as it is not obligatory for taxi riders to collect people. Instead, there are many taxi ranks throughout the town where the waiting lines on weekends can be quite long. You can also book a taxi by telephone, see below for your address.

Default mileage is ?1.39, with more than two travellers it rises to ?1.67. You can also buy large handbags (2 ) and a taxi from the airports (2 ). The Helsinki taxi services accepts the most popular major payment methods. Vantaa Helsinki - Central Helsinki: Would you like to see your taxi business listed here?

Setting taxi tariffs in Helsinki and Finland - Price changes 2018

In Finland, it has taken the decision to liberalise taxi transportation. From July 2018, there will no longer be a limit on the number of licences and prices may differ depending on the taxi operators. It is a significant shift as Scandinavia is no longer using measurement equipment for standardised prices. Precise detail on how the price system will find its way is not yet clear, as the amendment is still six month away at the date of the January 2018 letter.

One thing is certain: there will be much more price differences than with the usual basic charges and kilometre-by kilometre measurements. There is already a ready transition situation in the mobile communications sector and a number of start-ups and incumbents are developing mobile communications as well. No significant changes will be made to our method of payments.

It will be available on the marked from ambitioned MaaS (Mobility as a Service) like Whim over premiums like Kovanen up to lower carriers like FixuTaxi. Uber, the world leader, decided to leave the city in 2017, but swore to come back after the taxi-rule was over. It is not clear whether Lyft, another multinational player, will be entering the merchant ship or not.

In spite of the changes, it is unlikely that the taxi rally in Helsinki will become a "Wild West". The taxi industry has a long tradition and the businesses and chauffeurs are reliable. Often even a drunk taxi ride ends well, with the chauffeur escorting you to the front and making sure you get in.

The majority of cabs have a price chart in the windows and the counter will run - a similar type will probably be adopted by the east neighbours in Finland. It is possible to call a taxi on the street, and there are taxi stations (taksitolppa) where you can find a car.