Transportation for pre-primary education

School transportation criteria

School transportation benefits may be granted to Tampere residents enrolled in pre-primary education at City of Tampere schools who meet the eligibility criteria. The transportation criteria established by the Education and Learning Committee will take effect on March 11, 2026.

Summary of the criteria for receiving school transportation to a preschool placement designated by the city:

• The pre-primary education pupil’s commute is over 5 km
• School transportation is provided for pre-primary education pupil’s attending activities that supplement early childhood education at schools within the city.
• In the City of Tampere, eligibility for school transportation applies only to the primary pre-primary education admission
• Based on the difficulty, strenuousness, or danger of the school commute. School transportation is granted on health grounds based on the strenuous nature of the school commute, provided that an individual-specific multidisciplinary student welfare expert group has assessed the student’s ability to manage the commute.

School transportation is arranged at the city’s expense, primarily via public transportation. A preschooler may be granted group transportation if public transportation is not available and if the length of the school commute would otherwise qualify them for school transportation.

The decision regarding eligibility for school transportation is made by the regional directors of early childhood education and preschool.

If the need for transportation arises during the school year, processing the application and arranging transportation will take at least two weeks.