Type
Business expansion
Country
Finland
Region
Manner-Suomi; Etelä-Suomi;
Location of affected unit(s)
Sector
Transportation / Storage
Land, Water And Air Transportation
Land Transport And Transport Via Pipelines
49.32 - Taxi operation

500 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
27 March 2018
Employment effect (start)
1 July 2018
Foreseen end date
31 December 2018

Description

The Finnish taxi company Kajon is planning to hire an estimated 500 new taxi drivers in 2018. Currently, the company operates mainly in the Helsinki metropolitan area, but it plans to expand to other large cities, including Turku and Tampere. Kajon is also planning on starting a franchising business in May 2018. 

With this business expansion the company is preparing for the deregulation of the taxi sector in Finland. The new taxi laws, which open up the sector to more competition and affect price regulation, will take effect at the beginning of July 2018.  


Sources

  • 27 March 2018: www.iltalehti.fi

Citation

Eurofound (2018), Kajon, Business expansion in Finland, factsheet number 93696, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/93696.