It's a crime to use a fake ticket

Do you travel using a fake ticket? That’s so faking illegal. It is a crime to travel on public transport with a fake ticket. A person caught using a fake ticket will not get away with just a caution or penalty fare.

@molybros, who you can see in the pictures, are campaigning with us against the use of fake tickets.

Using a counterfeit ticket carries serious consequences

All cases involving a fake ticket will be referred to the police for investigation. A person caught using a fake ticket may be charged for instance with petty forgery. As a result, they may be sentenced to pay a fine and have their information entered in the personal data register of the police.

Fake tickets look genuine, but we have various means of distinguishing them from real ones. You will not be able to pass off a fake ticket as real.

Do this instead of using fake tickets

1. Buy a real ticket on the HSL app and make sure that you have the ticket on your phone before you board a public transport vehicle or enter the Metro platform area or the Suomenlinna ferry pier.

2. Season tickets are personal and may not be lent to friends or otherwise misused. You can pay for your friend’s journey by using the HSL app to buy them a single ticket.

3. Do not disclose your personal information to anyone or use someone else’s identity. Doing so will leave your personal information vulnerable to misuse. Are you aware that pretending to be another person is also a crime?

The goal of the campaign that we are launching on 21 August is to inform especially young people that using a fake ticket is a crime. Passengers may board public transport vehicles only with real tickets.

The campaign features popular social media influencers who together with HSL want to remind everyone that using fake tickets carries serious consequences. You can find videos of Nuppu Oinas, Weksi and the MolyBros duo Iba and Keinaan on TikTok and Snapchat during August–September. MolyBros will also appear on the digital screens you find in our vehicles. 

Remember: using a fake ticket is a crime. It’s so faking illegal.