Reporting changes

If a period of on-the-job training that is included in vocational education is paid, the period is considered as apprenticeship training, and for this period you cannot get school transport subsidy. If you know when the period of apprenticeship training will end and you wish to cancel the school transport subsidy only for a specified period of time, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy completely, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us. 

If a period of on-the-job training is unpaid, the period is considered as a training agreement period, and for this period you can get school transport subsidy. If your travel to school changes, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you know that you will not be entitled to school transport subsidy during the training agreement period, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.  

If you change schools or apply for school transport subsidy for new studies, you must file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your new school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.

If the campus where you study changes, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us. 

If you change study programme (for instance to studies for another basic qualification) at the same campus, the change need not be reported.

If you for instance start studying for a vocational or specialist vocational qualification, you can no longer get school transport subsidy. Report the change to Kela by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.

If you move, the school transport subsidy must be adjusted or cancelled.

If you apply for school transport subsidy for a new address, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.  

Your means of transport changes if for instance you start using Matkahuolto buses instead of Waltti bus services or if you start travelling with your own car instead of using public transport.

If you change your way of travelling to school, file a new application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school.

If you use Waltti bus services or Matkahuolto buses and the ticket price changes, you do not have to report this to your school or to Kela.

If you use some other type of public transport (for instance VR or HSL) and the school transport subsidy is paid into your bank account, you must report the change to Kela. File a new application for school transport subsidy with your school or report the change in ticket price to Kela by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.

You are not entitled to school transport subsidy for the period that you study abroad.

If you go abroad as an exchange student or to complete on-the-job training, you are no longer entitled to school transport subsidy. Report the change to Kela by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.

If you know when the period of study abroad will end and you wish to cancel the school transport subsidy only for a specified period of time, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. State the period that you will stay abroad in the application and describe the daily school trips that you will have after the period abroad.

You qualify for school transport subsidy if you make at least 7 one-way trips that qualify for school transport subsidy to or from school per week.

If your travels change so that you make less than 7 one-way trips per week, you are not entitled to school transport subsidy. If you for instance travel to school 3 days per week and study remotely at home the rest of the days, you are not entitled to school transport subsidy. You must report the change.

If you wish to cancel the school transport subsidy for a specified period of time, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy for the time being, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us. 

If you go to school every day of the week but you make less than 7 trips that qualify for school transport subsidy per week, you are not entitled to school transport subsidy. This is the case for instance if you travel to the location of the on-the-job training 3 days per week with a distance of less than 10 kilometres and to the school 2 days per week with a distance of 15 kilometres from home. You must report the change.

If you wish to cancel the school transport subsidy for a specified period of time, file an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school. If you wish to cancel the subsidy for the time being, inform Kela about this by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us.  

If your studies are interrupted for more than one week for instance due to illness and you do not go to school every day during this time, you must report this to Kela. Kela will withdraw your school transport subsidy. Report the interruption to Kela by sending a message via our e-service or by calling us. General school holidays do not have to be reported.

When you continue your studies after the interruption, you must apply for school transport subsidy again. File an application for school transport subsidy (form KM1) (pdf) with your school.

If you graduate in the middle of the school year, you must report to Kela that you have completed your studies. You can send a message via our e-service or call us.