Commercial drone operations in Finland

In plain language

Finland does not issue a "commercial drone licence". Whether you fly for money or for fun, the rules follow the risk of the flight. Businesses do have extra duties: operator registration, insurance, flight and maintenance records, and an operations manual when working in the Specific category.

Requirement as structured

UAS operations in Finland are performed in the 'open', 'specific' or 'certified' category according to the risk of the operation; operations in the 'open' category are not subject to any prior operational authorisation or operational declaration, whereas operations in the 'specific' category require an operational authorisation or a declaration.

Original regulatory text

UAS operations in the ‘open’ category shall not be subject to any prior operational authorisation, nor to an operational declaration by the UAS operator before the operation takes place;

Applies when

country

FI

operator type

commercial