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Kela-subsidised school transport ticket

The Waltti travel card can be loaded with a Kela-subsidised school transport ticket for upper secondary students (such as those in lukio or vocational upper secondary education) who are eligible for the school transport subsidy from Kela. The subsidy applies to journeys of more than 7 km and has been available since 1 August 2021.

The eligibility criteria for the ticket are defined in the legislation and regulations governing the school transport subsidy. More detailed information is available on the Kela and Waltti websites.

The Waltti travel card is the primary ticket used for the school transport subsidy in the Vaasa and Vähäkyrö areas. Matkahuolto’s tickets should only be used if travel in both directions between home and school cannot be made using Waltti services.

Students entitled to free education

Students covered by the new Compulsory Education Act are entitled to free education. You may be eligible for the school transport subsidy if your one-way journey to school is at least 7 kilometres. Visit Kela’s website to check whether you qualify for the subsidy.

Additional Information

  • A Kela-subsidised season ticket can be loaded onto the card no earlier than 14 days before the start of the studies.
  • The final Kela-subsidised season ticket for the academic year must be loaded no later than 14 days before your last day of study. After this, the system will no longer allow Kela-subsidised tickets to be purchased or issued.
  • Kela-subsidised season tickets are not tied to specific subsidy months, and students can load the next month’s season ticket at any time.
  • The student must have their own personal Waltti card.
  • The customer group in the travel account must be set to ’student’.
  • Only Kela-subsidised season tickets for which the student has been granted purchase rights by Kela will be visible in the Waltti online store.
  • Already purchased Kela-subsidised tickets cannot be refunded or transferred to another card.

Students not entitled to free education

You may be eligible for a school transport subsidy if your one-way journey to school is at least 10 kilometres. For full details, please visit Kela’s website.