Free public transportation with child in stroller?

by **j_kivimaki** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:28 pm

I knew that you could go on the bus in the Helsinki area with a child in a stroller for free, but I was checking YTV's web page to see whether you can use any other transportation for free as well. I found this text at this address http://www.ytv.fi/FIN/liikenne/matkusta ... tkalla.htm

Lastenvaunut

Pientä lasta lastenvaunuissa kuljettava henkilö voi matkustaa maksutta Helsingin, Espoon ja Vantaan joukkoliikenteessä. Busseissa ja raitiovaunuissa on keskisillalla paikka kaksille vaunuille.

Lastenvaunuja saa kuljettaa myös lähiliikenteen junissa. Vaunut nostetaan kyytiin aina kädensija edellä. Kyydistä poistuttaessa kädensija on edelleen vaunuun päin. Rattaissa olevat lapset on hyvä kiinnittää rattaiden turvavöillä.

Metrossa paras paikka on sisääntulo-ovea vastapäätä - ei ohjaamon edessä. Uusissa metrojunissa on kahden vaunun välissä tilaa lastenvaunuille.

From reading this, I got the impression that you could also travel for free with a child in a stroller on the tram and Metro. Can anyone confirm this?

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by **enk** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:37 pm

j_kivimaki wrote:I knew that you could go on the bus in the Helsinki area with a child in a stroller for free, but I was checking YTV's web page to see whether you can use any other transportation for free as well. I found this text at this address http://www.ytv.fi/FIN/liikenne/matkusta ... tkalla.htm

Lastenvaunut

Pientä lasta lastenvaunuissa kuljettava henkilö voi matkustaa maksutta Helsingin, Espoon ja Vantaan joukkoliikenteessä. Busseissa ja raitiovaunuissa on keskisillalla paikka kaksille vaunuille.

Lastenvaunuja saa kuljettaa myös lähiliikenteen junissa. Vaunut nostetaan kyytiin aina kädensija edellä. Kyydistä poistuttaessa kädensija on edelleen vaunuun päin. Rattaissa olevat lapset on hyvä kiinnittää rattaiden turvavöillä.

Metrossa paras paikka on sisääntulo-ovea vastapäätä - ei ohjaamon edessä. Uusissa metrojunissa on kahden vaunun välissä tilaa lastenvaunuille.

From reading this, I got the impression that you could also travel for free with a child in a stroller on the tram and Metro. Can anyone confirm this?

Yes, you can. You can go anywhere in the capital area (Espoo, Vantaa
and Helsinki) by bus, tram, train or metro for free with a child in a
stroller, as long as the child is under 6 years old.

-enk

by **j_kivimaki** » Sun Nov 13, 2005 10:49 pm

Thanks for the super quick reply!

enk wrote:Yes, you can. You can go anywhere in the capital area (Espoo, Vantaa and Helsinki) by bus, tram, train or metro for free with a child in a stroller, as long as the child is under 6 years old.

Even on the train? Heck, I want a refund! All the time I lived in Espoo, I had been paying to ride the train with my daughter. Figures I found this out now that we live in Järvenpää :oops:

They certainly don't advertize this information, do they?

by **Xochiquetzal** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 11:14 am

j_kivimaki wrote:Thanks for the super quick reply!

enk wrote:Yes, you can. You can go anywhere in the capital area (Espoo, Vantaa and Helsinki) by bus, tram, train or metro for free with a child in a stroller, as long as the child is under 6 years old.

Even on the train? Heck, I want a refund! All the time I lived in Espoo, I had been paying to ride the train with my daughter. Figures I found this out now that we live in Järvenpää They certainly don't advertize this information, do they?

I regularly take the train from Leppavaara to Helsinki free courtesy of the little rugrat. One of the best gifts of having a child was the chance to spend every day exploring some part Helsinki, Espoo, or Vantaa. I'd just pop on a bus and see where it'd take me! I recommend all new moms get out and enjoy the sites in the cities before the little monsters are walking and demanding.

by **scoobymcdoo** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 12:21 pm

The train as well?

Wow, that's great...hmmm, where shall I go today?

I knew about the buses and trams but not about the trains and metro.

Thanks for that,

Hannah

by **eye2c** » Mon Nov 14, 2005 7:52 pm

Yes you can travel for free with children in stroller.I asked the ticket seller and she said that i don't have to pay for a ride in train,metro,buses and tram if travel with kids and the stroller.

:wink:

by **Marimama** » Tue Nov 15, 2005 12:22 pm

I heard ferry to Suomenlinna is also free with a child in a stroller. Basically any transportation run by YTV is free for us.

by **mauretto** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 5:44 pm

Hi there!

We have 2 soons with 2 strollers. Does it means me and my wife can use any transportation for free?

Thanks in advance.

by **Rip** » Mon Feb 06, 2012 11:11 pm

mauretto wrote:Hi there!

We have 2 soons with 2 strollers. Does it means me and my wife can use any transportation for free?

Within greater Helsinki area as shown here, in local transport excluding the 'U' buses an assuming the kids are not older than six years old: Yes

As a practical point, if you have two strollers going into the bus, there is a relatively high chance that you both will not fit in to the same bus (most have space for only two)

by **Kutittaa** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 1:53 pm

What about all the people who have empty strollers who don't pay anything?

by **Rip** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:00 pm

Kutittaa wrote:What about all the people who have empty strollers who don't pay anything?

Getting into a bus without a child inside? I can only hope that at least sometimes they encounter ticket inspectors who look under the hood.

by **Upphew** » Tue Feb 07, 2012 2:38 pm

Rip wrote:
mauretto wrote:Hi there!

We have 2 soons with 2 strollers. Does it means me and my wife can use any transportation for free?

Within greater Helsinki area as shown here, in local transport excluding the 'U' buses an assuming the kids are not older than six years old: Yes

As a practical point, if you have two strollers going into the bus, there is a relatively high chance that you both will not fit in to the same bus (most have space for only two)

http://www.hsl.fi/EN/passengersguide/go ... ldren.aspx

by **justbeinmommy** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:16 pm

Wow, that's interesting. Is this only for people in Helsinki? In Jyvaskyla does this rule also apply for people with children in strollers?

by **Upphew** » Tue Jun 26, 2012 2:36 pm

justbeinmommy wrote:In Jyvaskyla does this rule also apply for people with children in strollers?

In Jyväskylä you seem to pay your fare, with strollers or not.

by **oompah18** » Wed Jun 27, 2012 11:53 pm

Same in Tampere too, TKL (Tampere city buses) let you on free, through the middle doors of course, if you have a child under 6 (I think it is that age) in a buggy/pram , but usually only 2 prams to a bus, & I have seen mums in tears as the bus arrives, in a big push with about 3 or 4 other mums and prams, to get their lil ones on the bus!