Transportation to preschool

Transportation is granted for free preschool education if the child's daily journey in one direction is three kilometers or longer, or the journey is otherwise too difficult, burdensome or dangerous for him, or there is another justified reason for the need for transportation. The need for early childhood education that supplements preschool education limits the preschool student's transportation right. There is no transportation right for early childhood education that supplements preschool education.

The municipality organizes free transportation for preschool and elementary school students or assists with transporting or escorting the student in the following cases, when the student attends a school designated by the municipality:

• the student is in pre-2nd grade and their commute to school is 3 km or longer
• the student is in grades 3-9 and their commute to school is 5 km or longer
• The journey to school without transportation would be too difficult, burdensome or dangerous for the student, taking into account the student's age or other circumstances. The difficulty or danger of the journey to school is assessed based on the school's chalk program and the burdensomeness of the journey based on an expert opinion.

If a student attends a school other than that designated by the municipality, school travel expenses will not be granted unless there is a special reason, which may be related to health or another discretionary reason (school transport application). Attending schools in another municipality is not supported for travel expenses. The City of Lahti assigns a secondary school place to Vesikansa students. More detailed specifications can be found in the Hollola Municipality school transport principlesThe link below will direct you to our school transportation pages.

If the preschooler needs transportation based on reasons other than the length of the trip (e.g. health reasons),
the guardian can apply for discretionary school transport.