If you’re studying in high school or a vocational school, you can get transport subsidy from Kela if your school commute is at least 7 km one way. Whether you’re a new or continuing student, apply for transport subsidy now!
How to apply for transport subsidy
You can conveniently apply for school transport subsidy through the online application on OmaKela (www.kela.fi/omakela). If you’re a continuing student, you also need to apply for transport subsidy separately each year.
To log in to OmaKela and apply for subsidy, you need your online banking credentials or a mobile certificate. It’s a good idea to get these credentials or the certificate so you can smoothly download the transport subsidy ticket to the OSL app.
How will you get Kela’s decision?
After submitting your application, check OmaKela to see if Kela granted you the right to purchase the transport subsidy ticket.
Load your ticket into the OSL app
If you travel to school with OSL buses, you can conveniently get your Kela school transport subsidy ticket in the OSL app. With the app’s journey planner, you can find routes and track the buses’ arrival at the stop in real time on the map.
The school transport subsidy ticket can only be loaded in one place: either onto the OSL card or the OSL app.
If you load the ticket onto both the app and the travel card in the same month, according to Kela, you’ve used up two months’ worth of tickets in one month. Each time you load it counts against your right to a free ticket.
OSL will not compensate for the loss of purchase rights that may result from loading the ticket in two different places at the same time.
If it’s not possible to load the ticket into the app, get an OSL card.
You can also load the school transport subsidy ticket onto an OSL card in the online store (waltti.fi).
You can order an OSL card for free from the online store or buy one from ticket sales (Oulu10) for 3,00 euros. We will send OSL cards ordered from the online store to your home within two weeks of the order. You can load the school transport subsidy ticket onto the card only after you have received the OSL card at home.
You can get an OSL card immediately when buying from ticket sales. At ticket sales, we can also load the school transport subsidy ticket onto the card if you have a purchase permit from Kela.