The Finnish Student Card
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The Finnish Student Card

The student card is one of the most known symbols of the Finnish Union of Upper Secondary School Students (Suomen Lukiolaisten Liitto, SLL). The card is approved by the Ministry of Education in Finland and is therefore an official student card. It proves that one is member in SLL and it also proves that one is studying in upper secondary school in Finland.

By showing the card, upper secondary school students get all discounts in museums, hostels, fairs etc.
In addition, SLL has negotiated more than 600 national and local discounts only available to the members of SLL. Examples of national benefits: discounts on public transportation (train and buss), optician services, fast food chains, book stores, preparation courses, subscriptions to magazines etc. Examples of local benefits: discounts on driving schools, restaurants, hairdressers, cafes, hostels, clothing stores etc.

The card looks and feels like for example a credit card and is made of plastic. The card has it´s owner’s photo, name and the name of school. In the back of the card is a magnetic tape and SLL´s name in both english and swedish. In the lower left section of the card there is a school year mark (for example 2006-2007) and it states how long the card is valid. When one pays mambership fee for the next year (14 €), a new sticker is sent to the owner (to be placed in the card) and the card is valid for the next school year. 

There is a possibility to join SLL’s student card and European youth card Euro>26 together.
In this case, the Euro>26 card will be placed at the back of the student card. It´s a great package especially if one is planning to go abroad in summer vacation etc.

SLL provides the student card to its members because SLL thinks students are a special group in society and since going to school is their work, they should be granted discounts to get products and services with less money. All discounts and other benefits are publiced in SLL´s magazines and web pages.

More information on SLL´s student card “Lukiolaiskortti”:
Juha Makkonen, general secretary, 040 588 4199, juha.makkonen@lukio.fi