Tesla FSD Approved in Finland, Rollout Coming Soon

Tesla says its Full Self-Driving (Supervised) system has been approved in Finland, with rollout to owners coming soon.

“Now approved in Finland,” Tesla Europe announced on X, adding that the “rollout begins soon.” The company did not give an exact launch date or software version.

Tesla is renaming the system Tesla Assisted Driving in Europe. It remains driver assistance, so the person behind the wheel must stay attentive and responsible for driving.

By our count, Finland becomes the 11th EU country to approve the system, following Latvia’s approval in October. The Netherlands’ vehicle regulator, the RDW, granted the original approval, which other countries can recognize. Belgium, Croatia, Czechia, Denmark, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovakia and Slovenia had accepted it before Finland’s announcement.

The news follows a separate European update approved by the RDW on November 3 that cuts the maximum selectable speed margin from 50% to 10%, with the setting returning to zero at each start. That update applies to HW4 or newer vehicles equipped with the system and brings the Tesla Assisted Driving name to the display, manual and other driver information.

The RDW said the EU-wide approval process was still ongoing in its November 3 notice. Tesla’s latest announcement covers Finland, rather than approval across the bloc.

Would Finland’s approval persuade you to try Tesla Assisted Driving, or are you waiting to see how it handles local roads?