Read these instructions before applying for certificates for students benefits (HSL public transport, VR trains, Matkahuolto buses and student lunch)

Student card – all student benefits in one place

Please remember that you do not need any discount certificates if you have a student card. Through becoming an ASK student union member you will also have access to several student discounts (museums, restaurants, cafés, stores etc.). Apply for your student card from the student union by visiting their homepage. Please note that Matkahuolto's long distance buses and VR's long distance trains only offer student discounts to students with a valid student card.

VR has listed all approved student cards on this site (scroll down and click Accepted student cards to see the full list). VR's list contains a wide variety of national student card providers with different services and fees.

Student lunch and KELA meal subsidy card

Students receive the right to eat a state subsidised lunch by presenting a valid student card or a stamped KELA meal stubsidy card. You can order your KELA meal subsidy card by sending an e-mail to studentaffairs@arcada.fi or visiting us in the library during our opening hours.

HSL public transport in Helsinki metropolitan area

In the HSL app you can buy discounted season tickets. You will need to log in using Finnish banking codes to confirm your student status. Foreign students may need to inform Arcada about their Finnish personal identify number (social security number) for the app to work. You can submit your Finnish personal identify number here if you haven't already done so.

If you do not yet have Finnish banking codes you can fill out an HSL form and have Arcada Student Services sign it. Take the signed form to an HSL office to enable the student discount on your plastic travel card.

Read more about the student discount on HSL's website .

When visiting student services in the library

  1. Keep a safety distance to other students and staff
  2. We recommend that you use your own pen. Wash your hands or use hand sanitizer before and after using Arcada’s pens. Avoid touching your face.

Filling in the forms

Alternative 1:

Fill out the form.

Keep distance and go somewhere else if it is crowded.

Wait for your turn for signature. Avoid queuing to the extent possible.
Alternative 2:

Fill out a form and leave it in the postbox by the information desk.

We will contact you via e-mail after we have signed the form.