School transport

School transportation is granted upon application to the pupil's nearby school, if the conditions on which the grant is based are met. The criteria are the length of the trip to school, the danger, strain and difficulty, taking into account the age of the student. School transportation is arranged according to the basis of Section 32 of the Basic Education Act. School transportation is granted from the address according to the student's population register.

Admission

School transportation is granted if the length of the school trip is in pre-school or 1st–3rd grade. a grade student over three kilometers and a 4th-9th grader. with a class student more than five kilometers. The map service on the website of the city of Riihimäki is used to measure the length of the school trip. The journey to school is measured using the shortest pedestrian route.

School transportation starts in the fall on the first day of school. The aim is to organize school transport primarily by public transport, supplemented by minibuses and taxis.

The schedules and routes of transportation are planned centrally by the transportation coordinator of the city technology department. School transportation applications and decisions are processed by the educational services administration of the education department. More details on the granting and organization of school transportation are provided in the school transportation regulations, which the Education and Welfare Board of the City of Riihimäki has approved at its meeting § 124 on 6 November 2024.

The short address of this page is www.riihimaki.fi/koulukuljetus.