Uber in Helsinki, Finland, after the deregulation in July 2018
Name of the initiative: Uber
URL: http://www.uber.com
Organisation form: For Profit Organization
Country: Finland (and others)
Domain: Sustainable mobility
Starting year: 2018
Keywords: Uber, TNC, taxi

In many countries, Uber has succeeded to frame its operations as "sharing economy" to gain competitive advantage over the traditional taxi services. Taxis usually have to acquire a high-cost licence, pay costly insurance, invest in taximeters etc. Meanwhile, Uber has invested a lot of money in lobbying politicians to facilitate its own operating rules. In Finland, after the deregulation reform The Act on Transport Services (July 2018), the taxis and Uber operate under the same law -- at least in principle.
Author: Arto Lanamaki, University of Oulu, Finland
Date: 22 Oct 2018