Apply for an age exception permit for a driving licence

You can only apply for an age exception permit for special reasons and at the earliest when the young person is aged 16 years and 8 months.

We will grant a permit at the earliest when the young person is 16 years and 9 months old. The young person may take the theory test after turning 17. Read the instructions and ensure that the special reasons apply to you.

Read more about the preconditions for obtaining the permit below under Grounds and preconditions for granting an exception permit.

Apply for an age exception permit in Traficom’s My e-Services. You can find the application form under the heading Driving licence.

Fill in both the young person’s personal and contact details and your own details (guardian’s information).

Only select the options that describe the specific grounds on which you are applying for an exception permit.

You must state in your application the regular journeys for which the young person needs a car. Write down the exact and full addresses of the points of departure and destination.

Also give the distance travelled in one direction in kilometres. If there are several addresses, attach a freely worded description of the trips to your application. 

The required accompanying documents vary depending on the grounds for your application.

• Certificate of attendance issued by the educational institution if you are applying for an exception permit on the basis of school travel.
• Certificate issued by the employer or educational institution, or employment contract, if you are applying for an exception permit on the grounds of employment or workplace education and training.
• A certificate of goal-oriented and regular sports or other leisure activities given by the organiser of the activity if you are applying for an exception permit for travel to goal-oriented recreational activities.
• A medical certificate or other certificate issued by a healthcare professional stating the health-related factors that restrict the young person’s mobility without a car.
• A medical certificate detailing the health of a family member or other information of the essential need to travel if you are applying for an exception due to an unforeseen change in the family situation.

If you cannot submit all attachments digitally, send them to Traficom by post. You will not be able to supplement your application later in My e-Services.

As we process your application, we will contact you if we need additional information.

As a guardian and the applicant, you will receive the decision on the age exeption permit in  Suomi.fi Messages. Activate Suomi.fi Messages before submitting the application.

 If you do not use this service, the decision will be posted to your home address.

Once the permit has been issued, the young person will see it in their information in Traficom's My e-Services.