Helsinki Times - Helsinki Times | Wolt to ban courier account sharing in Finland
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Wolt announced that, starting 1 August 2026, couriers in Finland will no longer be allowed to share or rent their Wolt accounts; only verified account holders may complete deliveries. The policy, rolled out in stages, follows internal efforts earlier this year to curb account misuse, including regular identity and work‑permit checks, a reporting channel for couriers, and a dedicated unit to tackle grey‑economy activity. Under the new rules, the current substitute system—where one person could let another deliver using the same account—will be discontinued, though existing substitutes with valid work permits can apply for their own accounts, allowing thousands of new couriers to join and reducing the roughly 20 000‑person waiting list. The change is tied to forthcoming Finnish and EU platform‑work regulations and proposed alcohol‑delivery legislation, which will require couriers handling alcohol to hold appropriate delivery permits, ensuring that such deliveries are made only by verified, legally compliant couriers.
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