Parking fees at the Ģֱ can be paid conveniently by eParking. These instructions describe how to sign up as a user, how to start parking, and how you can check the occupancy rate of a parking area. In addition, we explain how you can add a payment card or credit to your user account.
Downloading the application from an app store
You can find the eParking application in your smartphone’s application store. If you have an Apple iPhone, the relevant application store is App Store. If you use an Android phone (e.g. Samsung, Honor, Huawei, Sony, OnePlus), the application store is Google Play.
To find the eParking application, you can use the application store’s search function. Write in the search field "eParking.fi". You can recognise the right application by its drop-shaped P-logo. After finding the right app in the application store, download the application to your smartphone by clicking "Download" or "Install". Once the installing is completed, you can find the eParking application from your phone’s application icons.
Registering as a user
Register with your Haka ID (staff and students. Students must have a HAKA ID, which is related to their actual degree programme. A HAKA ID issued to the students at the Open University does not entitle them to parking) or phone number (stakeholder users). Stakeholders must use the email they have provided to the Ģֱ when filling out the contact information.
- On the app’s home page, select "Create a new account".
- Select a login method. Register with your Haka ID (staff and students) or phone number (stakeholder users). Stakeholders must use the email they have provided to the Ģֱ when filling out the contact information. The Ģֱ uses automatic approval for the login methods of its stakeholders.
- Accept the terms of use.
- Register as a user.
Adding a payment method to the eParking application
There are two ways for paying for parking: paying with the balance added to the user account or paying with a payment card.
If you wish, you can add balance to your eParking account in the menu section “Wallet”. At the top of the page, select the tab “Short Term”, and add balance in the section “+Add balance”. If you have chosen to pay your street parking by using the balance, the application charges the parking fees from the balance deposited in your user account as soon as you end the parking session. The minimum balance is 5€ so that you can start parking. If you select balance charge option, the application uses it as default payment method for all of your street parking sessions. Note that when you add balance to your user account manually, that is, paying the balance deposit with a debit card, the minimum amount for adding balance is 10 €.
If you do not wish to deposit balance to your user account, you can select the payment card as the payment option in the section “Wallet”. At the top of the page, select “Short Term”, and add your payment card data in the section “+Add new card”. If you add a payment card, the application charges your street parking directly from your payment card on the first day of each month.
Adding a payment card:
- Open the eParking app on your smartphone.
- Open “Ģֱ”.
- Open “W”.&Բ;
- At the top of the page, select “Short Term”.
- Add your payment card under “+ Add new card”.
- Fill in your card information.
- Remember to save changes.
Adding balance:
- Open the eParking app on your smartphone.
- Open “Ģֱ”.
- “W”.&Բ;
- At the top of the page, select “Short Term”.
- Select “+Add balance”.
- In the field, write the amount you wish to add to your user account.
- Click “Pay”.
Starting parking
When parking in JYU parking areas, you should always start the parking by using the eParking application, even if parking were free of charge. Otherwise, you can get a parking ticket.
- Open the eParking application.
- From the icons at bottom right, select the P-icon. The application displays “Short-term parking map selected”.
- Define your location either by writing in the “Enter location” field at top “the Ģֱ” or by using the location button below the search field.
- On the map, JYU parking areas are displayed as blue boxes. Move the cursor on the map on the parking area you are going to use.
- When the cursor is placed on a parking area, the application shows an information box displaying the parking area’s name and parking prices. Click the “Select” button in the box in order to start parking.
- On the next page, check that your car’s registration number is written correctly. Determine the duration of parking.
- Finally, click “Start parking”.
If you end parking earlier or you need to extend your parking time, you can do this through the application. When you open the application, you can see your parking information on the front page. You can extend your parking time by pressing the button “Extend”, the button “Stop” ends the parking session.
Checking the occupancy rate of a parking area
You can check the occupancy rate from the parking area information.
- Open the eParking application.
- From the icons at bottom right, select the P-icon. The application displays “Short-term parking map selected”.
- Define your location either by writing in the “Enter location” field at top “the Ģֱ” or by using the location button below the search field.
- On the map, JYU parking areas are displayed as blue boxes. Move the cursor on the map on the parking area you are going to use.
- When the cursor is placed on a parking area, the application shows an information box displaying the parking area’s name and parking prices.
- Click the “Info” button in the information box.
- The occupancy rate is displayed in the parking area information, shown on a line scale from 0% to 100%.
- If you wish, you can continue to start parking by clicking “Continue”.
If you have any questions, please contact the eParking customer service at info@eparking.fi or call +358 34 108 9272. We serve by phone on weekdays from 8 a.m. till 6. p.m. You can also send your question via the contact form available on the Support tab of the application’s menu.
