National benefits
Food
Student lunch
A warm meal during weekdays in a student restaurant costs 2.60-4.50 € depending on the chosen meal. In the student restaurants the government support per meal is 2,30 € With a student card you are entitled to a student priced lunch in every higher education facility. Opening hours and menus of JAMK’s cafeterias.
Other student priced cafeterias or restaurants
Many restaurants around the city have special prices and offers for students with a student card. Remember to keep your student card at hand and ask.
TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVELING
The green “Linkki” busses are the local transportation in Jyväskylä. Over 25 year old full time students are granted discounts from ticket products when acquired beforehand. The discount is not given from the individual single tickets bought from the busses. Student priced ticket products be bought from the following places:
- Linkki service point, Asemakatu 7 Forum
- Sokos department store, ticket sales office
More information
National railway
VR has permanently lowered all prices (approx. 25%) on long-distance fares starting from February 16th 2016. The lowered prices apply to all long-distance fares including student tickets. Discounts are also given for 10 and 30-trip multi-tickets. The student discount for local and zone traffic remains at 50%, since the fares for these are not lowered as for long-distance tickets.
Student discounts in long distance fares
- 30% discount on the price for a Basic ticket at the time of purchase.
- The most affordable alternative is the Saver ticket. The fare for a Saver ticket is the same for everyone and no additional discounts apply. A limited number of Saver tickets are available for each departure.
Notice! The joint VR and Matkahuolto student card is discontinued June 1, 2016. If students do not have a student card granted by the student union yet, they can temporarily prove their eligibility for the student discount with a temporary certificate of student status that is signed and stamped at the student services. More info.
Busses
The prices of long distance bus tickets depend on the bus operator. The discount prices may differ between different routes and buses and from the previous set – 50%. Further information