BE-License

You need a BE license when towing vehicle combinations with a total mass exceeding 3 500 kg and a trailer weighing 750-3 500 kg.

Obtaining a BE license requires passing both a theory and driving test. Driving lessons at a driving school are not mandatory but highly recommended. Depending on the location, you can complete the BE course driving lessons with your own car or the driving school’s car. However, the BE-class trailer used for driving lessons is always provided by the driving school.

Registration and Prices
BE License Requirements

BE Courses

BE course package (1 driving lesson)

305 €

You can also pay in installments

BE course with a driving school car and trailer. Includes electronic learning material for theory test practice, one driving lesson with a driving school’s driving equipment and driving school’s car and trailer for the first handling and driving test.

Service languages:

Finnish,
English

With a category BE driving licence a person is entitled to drive a vehicle combination where the towing vehicle is a passenger car or van and the total mass of the towed vehicle does not exceed 3 500 kg (category O2). In this case, the total mass of the vehicle combination can be a maximum of 3 500 + 3 500 = 7 000 kg.

https://traficom.fi/en/transport/motorist/towing-trailer-car

Obtaining a BE category driving license requires applying for a driver’s license permit from Ajovarma/Traficom. The BE category driving licence test includes a theory test, a handling test, and a driving test.

Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade your driving licence in Traficom’s My e-Services. Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade a driving licence.

You can use the Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade your driving licence service if

your driving licence is valid and you have not been banned from driving.
you do not hold a driving licence issued in another EU or EEA country. By using this service, you consent to this information being verified against records in other EU and EEA member states.
your permanent address is in mainland Finland. Your driving licence will be sent to your address in Finland recorded in the Population Information System. When you take a driving examination, you also need to have a permanent address in mainland Finland.

Total content of the course:

electronic learning material for theory test practice
one driving lesson with a driving school car
driving school car and trailer for the first handling and driving test.

Official fees

Official fees are paid to the local Ajovarma – not to the driving school.

Driving test: 125 €
Driving licence permit (Traficom e-Service): 28 €
Theory test: 46 €
Total: 199 €

Enroll

BE course package (2 driving lessons)

390 €

You can also pay in installments

BE course with a driving school car and trailer. Includes two driving lessons with a driving school’s driving equipment and driving school’s car and trailer for the first handling and driving test.

Service languages:

Finnish,
English

With a category BE driving licence a person is entitled to drive a vehicle combination where the towing vehicle is a passenger car or van and the total mass of the towed vehicle does not exceed 3,500 kg (category O2). In this case, the total mass of the vehicle combination can be a maximum of 3,500 + 3,500 = 7,000 kg.

https://traficom.fi/en/transport/motorist/towing-trailer-car

Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade your driving licence in Traficom’s My e-Services. Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade a driving licence.

You can use the Apply for a driving licence permit to upgrade your driving licence service if

your driving licence is valid and you have not been banned from driving.
you do not hold a driving licence issued in another EU or EEA country. By using this service, you consent to this information being verified against records in other EU and EEA member states.
your permanent address is in mainland Finland. Your driving licence will be sent to your address in Finland recorded in the Population Information System. When you take a driving examination, you also need to have a permanent address in mainland Finland.

Total content of the course:

electronic learning material (Netreeni) for theory test practice
two driving lessons with a driving school car
driving school car and trailer for the first handling and driving test.

Official fees

Official fees are paid to the local Ajovarma – not to the driving school.

Driving test: 125 €
Driving licence permit (Traficom e-Service): 28 €
Theory test: 46 €
Total: 199 €

Enroll

BE courses

	BE course package (1 driving lesson) BE course package	BE course package (2 driving lessons) BE course package
Total driving lessons One driving lesson = 50 mins.	1
Using the driving school’s car in the driving test	use of the driving school’s car for one driving test
Electronic learning environment and textbook
Theory exam training program
Teaching languages at the chosen office Online theory lessons in Finnish, English and Swedish.	Finnish, English	Finnish, English
Price at the chosen office + authority fees	305 €	390 €
	Enroll	Enroll

When Do You Need a BE License?

You need a BE license when the trailer being towed weighs between 750–3 500 kg, and the total mass of the combination exceeds 3 500 kg.

B/96 vs BE

B/96 extension:
Maximum authorised mass of the vehicle combination: 3 500 – 4 250 kg.
No theory test or vehicle handling test is required — only a driving test.
Category BE driving licence:
Maximum authorised mass of the vehicle combination: 3 500–7 000 kg.
Requires a theory test, a vehicle handling test, and a driving test.

Authority Fees

Driving test: 125 €
Driving licence permit (Traficom e-Service): 28 €
Theory test: 46 €
Total: 199 €