Taxi Driver

To work as a taxi driver in Sweden, you need a taxi driver's license (taxiförarlegitimation) issued by the Swedish Transport Agency (Transportstyrelsen). The license is personal and must be carried while driving.

The assessment covers both professional qualifications and personal prerequisites. You must pass a knowledge test covering traffic regulations, taxi-specific rules, and local geography. Additional requirements include being at least 20 years old, holding a valid driving license, passing a medical examination, and demonstrating law-abiding conduct. For persons educated within the EU/EEA, professional qualifications from another country can be recognized, possibly with supplementary tests or an adaptation period.

Requirements

  • Age: At least 20 years old.
  • Professional qualification: Approved training and test for taxi drivers, or recognized equivalent qualification from EU/EEA.
  • Driving license: Valid driving license held for a certain period. EEA citizenship required for foreign license.
  • Medical suitability: Meet medical requirements for taxi drivers.
  • Law-abiding conduct: Approved suitability assessment through criminal record check (Swedish and foreign).

Procedure

  • Application: Submitted to the Swedish Transport Agency with required documents (professional certificate, subject list, driving license certificate, criminal record extract).
  • Assessment of professional qualification: Comparison with Swedish requirements; possible compensatory measure (test or adaptation period) may be required.
  • Register checks: Check of criminal records from Sweden and countries where the applicant has resided in the last five years.
  • Issuance: Upon approved assessment, a taxi driver's license is issued.