Some schoolchildren to receive their school passes in the form of a sticker

The school pass is a benefit provided by municipalities or schools. Each municipality or school is responsible for granting it according to its own policies. School passes are usually loaded onto an HSL card, but this autumn, due to our system overhaul, some schoolchildren will receive their school passes in the form of a sticker. The sticker must be attached to the child’s HSL card.

School passes are for school journeys and are issued by the child’s home municipality. For more information, please contact your school secretary. The policies and criteria for issuing school passes vary from one municipality to another. See the instructions for school passes in Helsinki and Vantaa.

If your child receives a school pass sticker from their school or home municipality, they can use it to travel during the school pass hours: on school days between 4.30am and 6pm. On the blue buses, your child must show the sticker to the driver. On other modes of transport, they can simply board the vehicle. Please remind your child to present the sticker to a ticket inspector if requested. 

Please note that some municipalities may load the school pass onto your child’s HSL card as usual. Instructions for using the school pass will be provided by your child's school or home municipality.