card, to which you can charge a 30-day season ticket (travel zones A-D) or a value tickets, which works also in other finnish cities which do have the Waltti-ticket system. Other ways to buy a ticket in Jouko-buses are single tickets (payment with cash or credit card), mobile-tickets (PayIQ, etc.) and 24-hour ticket. Jouko has also own route-guide (https://lappeenranta.digitransit.fi/), where you can plan a route, see timetables and also see all the Jouko-buses in the map. You can also view delays, exceptions, and other releases. Jouko sub-urban transport is operated by Savonlinja. Regional lines are operated by Savonlinja, Rantanen, Vento and Mikkonen. The bus fleet consists of low-floor city buses, and the bus models are Scania Lahti Scala (9 units) (ones in Jouko-traffic built in 2010 and 2012), Volvo 8900 (7 units) (ones in Jouko-traffic built in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2019) and Scania Citywide (3 units) (CNG-powered ones built in 2018 and diesel-powered one built in 2020). Jouko sub-urban routes 1 University-Sammonlahti-Kourula-Leiri-City center-Central hospital-Lauritsala-Kanavansuu-Kiiskinmäki 1Z University-Sammonlahti-Kourula-Leiri-City center 2 Kivisalmi-Voisalmi-City center-Harapainen-Lauritsala-Hakali-Hovinpelto (on sundays via central hospital) 2H Hovinpelto-Hakali-Lauritsala-Central hospital-Railway station-Leiri-City center 3 Kivisalmi-Kariniemi-Pikisaari-City center-Railway station-Leiri 3K Kivisalmi-City center-Leiri-Railway station-Family Center 4 Mäntylä-Leiri-City center-Kiviharju-Karhuvuori 5 University-Sammonlahti-Kourula-Leiri-City center-Lepola-Railway station 7 Mustola-Hakali-Lauritsala-Central hospital-City center 8 Kariniemi-Pikisaari-City center-Leiri-Huhtiniemi-Kourula-Ruoholampi-Rutola 12 University-City center/Kivisalmi-City center/City center-Karhuvuori-Lauritsala-Hovinpelto-Mustola-Kiiskinmäki/Kiiskinmäki-Kanavansuu-Lauritsala-City center 47 Mäntylä-Leiri-City center-Kiviharju-Karhuvuori-Lauritsala-Mustola Education Lappeenranta is known as an international university city in Finland with LUT University and LAB University of Applied Sciences which together have approximately 13,000 students from 68 countries. Lappeenranta is also a commercial centre of South-East Finland and the meeting point of the EU and Russia, from both Helsinki and St. Petersburg. Lappeenranta has numerous schools at almost all levels of education, including the LUT University, LAB University of Applied Sciences, located in a shared Skinnarila campus of around 8000 students, the Army Academy (branch of the Finnish Defence Forces), South Karelia Vocational College and South Karelia Adult Education Centre. Notable people Antti Aalto – former ice-hockey player Koop Arponen – singer and winner of the fourth series of the Idols in 2008 Ivan Fedotov - Finnish-born Russian professional ice hockey goaltender Kaarlo Halttunen – former actor Laila Hirvisaari (formerly Laila Hietamies) – novelist, has written a novel series about Lappeenranta and its people Horna – Finnish black metal band Kari Jormakka – philosopher, architect, architecture theorist Kotiteollisuus – hard rock band Matti Lehtinen – operatic baritone Pave Maijanen – musician Miikka Multaharju – football