School transport subsidised tickets
School transport subsidised tickets are intended for upper secondary students who receive school transport support granted by Kela. With a subsidised ticket, you can travel between your home and your educational institution or your on-the-job learning location.
School transport support from Kela is applied for using an online application in the OmaKela e-service (in Finnish and Swedish). To apply for the support independently, the student must have online banking credentials or a mobile ID.
For more information and instructions on how to apply for school transport support, visit www.kela.fi/school-transport-subsidy.
Please note that tickets supported by Kela must always be purchased for one travel card at a time. If you purchase Kela-subsidized tickets for multiple travel cards simultaneously, each purchase will reduce your purchase entitlement separately.
- Hämeenlinna
- Joensuu
- Jyväskylä
- Kajaani
- Kotka
- Kouvola
- Kuopio
- Lahti
- Lappeenranta
- Mikkeli
- Oulu region
- Pori
- Raseborg
- Rovaniemi
- Salo
- Vaasa
To purchase a school transport subsidized ticket from the Waltti webshop, you need:
- An approved school transport subsidy from Kela (via OmaKela)
Your purchase right is verified during each ticket purchase through strong authentication (online banking credentials or mobile certificate). - A user account in the Waltti webshop
If you don’t have one yet, click Register to create an account. - A personal Waltti travel card linked to your account
If you don’t have a card, you can order it from the webshop or your city’s public transport service point. You can buy the ticket only after receiving the card.
Steps to Buy the Ticket:
- Log in to the Waltti webshop and click Identify strongly.
- Link your Waltti card to your account using Update travel card list or add the card manually with the card number.
- Find your linked card and click Purchase a season ticket.
- Click Check to retrieve your approved subsidy details from Kela.
- If prompted, approve updating your card to a student travel card.
- Select your start and end zones. Note: Some Waltti cities offer a full-area ticket for students receiving Kela’s subsidy – in such cases, all zones must be selected. Please check your local public transport website for detailed instructions.
- Choose your ticket (full month or half month*) and click Add to shopping cart.
- Proceed to payment. If the ticket is free of charge, it will be automatically loaded to your card. If there is a co-payment, select a payment method and complete the purchase.
- You will receive a confirmation and can download the receipt as a PDF.
*Half-month: valid for 14 travel days within a 30-day period.