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Pensioner discount

What discounts can I get?

You get a pensioner discount on train tickets for long-distance traffic and VR’s commuter traffic if you are a pensioner or at least 65 years old.

At ticket inspection, please present the document entitling you to a discount.

You get a 20% pensioner discount on basic and saver tickets for long-distance traffic, on multi-tickets for 10 and 30 journeys and on berth tickets.

You get a 50% pensioner discount on single tickets for commuter traffic and on multi-tickets for 10 journeys.

Departure date

Return date

Passengers, additional services and accessibility

All you need to do is present to the ticket inspector on the train an identity document issued by a police authority.

All you need to do is present one of the following documents to the ticket inspector on the train

VR-E card
A Kela card with photo and the code “eläkkeensaaja”
A card provided for national pension recipients (with no photo)
A written certificate issued by Kela stating that you receive national pension
An employment pension card or a written pension decision issued by an employee pension company
A certificate issued by Kela's Centre for International Affairs stating that you receive pension from some other European country

Part-time pension and partial disability pension do not give the right to pensioner discounts.