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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by halflings on Monday March 13, 2017 @08:00PM (#13863751)
I was in Helsinki a couple weeks ago. They are offering their services there even if it is totally illegal [1]. Of course, it's the Uber drivers taking the fall, and Uber is letting this happen, simply hiding part of the license plate on the app to make it harder for authorities.

[1] https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-08-16/uber-driv...

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Re:The Uber Bombshell About to Drop by jpatokal on Monday March 13, 2017 @10:06PM (#13864387)
From TFA: "Uber Technologies Inc.’s app remains available in Helsinki -- there’s no law against it as is the case in other cities around the world -- but drivers are required to have a permit, which few drivers have, according to the police."

TL;DR: App is legal, most drivers are not.

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