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Turun HAO 09.03.2026 440/2026 AI generated

Administrative court allows transport support for association trips outside home municipality under disability services act.

Case Number Turun HAO 09.03.2026 440/2026
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Jurisdiction Finland (FI)
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Outcome Allowed / Granted
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The Administrative Court of Turku allowed the applicant's request for transport support for association trips outside their home municipality. The Health and Welfare Area had rejected the claim, arguing the trips did not constitute the service defined in Section 31(2) of the Disability Services Act. The court clarified that the law refers to the general meaning of 'service' as an intangible activity, thereby rejecting the area's narrow interpretation and upholding the applicant's right to use previously approved transport routes.

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Vammaispalvelulaki 31 § 2 mom; The term 'service' in the Disability Services Act refers to its general meaning as an intangible activity, meaning transport support for association trips outside the home municipality constitutes a service under the provision regarding the functional home municipality.

Keywords

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Disability Services Act functional home municipality transport support association trips intangible activity administrative review service definition

Cited Legislation

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Vammaispalvelulaki 31 § 2 mom
Vammaispalvelulaki 31 § 2 mom
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kho-precedent_2016_8
Supreme Administrative Court dismisses appeal; transport services limited to municipality and immediate neighboring municipalities only.
ECLI:FI:KHO:2022:65
Court remands case for re-evaluation of annual travel quota for disabled person under disability services act.
admin_1992_lapland-county__1123
Court allows car purchase aid despite existing disability transport services under Finnish disability law.
kho-precedent_1997_90
Disability services funding denied due to lack of budget prevents statutory need assessment.
admin_1986_northern-karelia-county__155
Court allows movement permit based on traditional berry and mushroom gathering as a valid livelihood reason.

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Hyvinvointialue oli hylännyt vammaispalvelulain (675/2023) mukaisen liikkumisen tuen hakemuksen koskien oikeutta käyttää hakijalle aiemmin myönnettyjä kuljetuspalvelumatkoja hänen oman asuinkuntansa ulkopuolelle suuntautuneisiin yhdistysmatkoihin. Hyvinvointialue oli perustellut päätöstään sillä, että seura- ja yhdistystoiminnassa ei ole kyse vammaispalvelulain 31 §:n 2 momentissa tarkoitetusta toiminnallisen lähikunnan käsitteeseen liittyvästä palvelusta.

Hallinto-oikeus totesi, että laissa tarkoitetaan palvelua sen yleiskielisessä merkityksessä eli aineettomana toimintana ja katsoi, ettei hyvinvointialue ollut voinut hylätä hakemusta toiminnallisen lähikunnan osalta esittämillään perusteilla.

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Vammaispalvelulaki 31 § 2 mom