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Want to try Linkki buses for free? Participate in a trial!

EDIT Oct 30th, 12:00: The trial campaign registration has ended as 20 people have signed up. Thank you all registrants for your interest! We will contact each registrant whether they have been accepted to participate in the trial campaign.

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Hello Koas resident,

Take part in the campaign of Koas, the city of Jyväskylä and Linkki bus services: you get a free 30-day trial ticket for the green Linkki buses. Be fast: the first 20 registrants can take part. Only Koas residents can take part in the trial.

You can participate in the trial if you do not already have the Linkki Waltti travel card. The card is personal. Registration link is open until Nov 2nd 3pm!

How to participate:

  1. Sign up for the trial using an online latest Nov 2nd 3pm. NB. The form closes after 20 registrants have signed up.
  2. Pick up your trial card from the Koas office (Kauppakatu 11 A, 2nd floor) during opening hours 12 noon – 3 pm between Nov 6th -10th.
  3. Begin to enjoy Linkki rides with the free trial ticket for 30-days – try and get to know different routes and lines!
  4. Tell us about your experiences: how did your Linkki trips go? Are you going to make it a habit to use Linkki? You will receive a feedback survey in your email in November.

NB. The travel card is ready to use when you receive it. Please start the trial right away, during November we will approach you with a feedback survey. The travel card is valid in Linkki A zone for 30 days from the first use. You can check the local traffic zones in the journey planner https://reittiopas.jyvaskyla.fi or a map online https://linkki.jyvaskyla.fi/liput-ja-hinnat/maksuvyohykkeet (in Finnish but you can use the translator in your browser).

Information about the campaign

Only Koas residents can take part in the trial. The campaign is part of the joint project “Smart student mobility” between the city of Jyväskylä and Koas, which received a state grant from Traficom. Linkki local transport is a partner in the trial. The aim of the experiment is to encourage people to using public transport and to gather students’ experiences of using Linkki. For taking part in the trial, the registrant agrees to answer the feedback survey.

The data of those participating in the trial will be processed in accordance with the privacy policy of the Jyväskylä region’s public transport Linkki. The following usage information is collected from the participants’ travel cards for reporting: the number of trips made and the days of the week when the trips were made. The collected data is anonymous, i.e. it is reported without the participants’ names or other personal information.

https://linkki.jyvaskyla.fi/linkki/muuta/tietosuoja (in Finnish but you can use the translator in your browser)

More information about the trial: Project contact person Hilla Hoskonen, Development and communications manager, hilla.hoskonen@koas.fi