Pre-primary education and schooling, services

Flexible basic education allows for studying alternatingly at school and in a workplace. The studies also include excursions, visits to...

In grades 1 through 6, pupils have their own class teacher who teaches them most of the subjects.

The nine-year Finnish comprehensive school provides general basic education. All children at the age of seven living in Finland must go to school...

In grades 7 through 9, pupils study common and optional subjects in line with the national distribution of lesson hours.

Vantaa provides teaching of a student’s own native tongue, home language and maintained language for two hours per week.

Children have the right to at least 900 hours of preparatory instruction in pre-primary education, as a rule, five hours a day, five days a week.

Pre-primary education and basic education students are entitled to a free school meal.

Pupils in pre-primary, basic or additional education are entitled to free school transport arranged by the municipality under certain conditions.

After-school activities in comprehensive education are guided leisure activities for 1st and 2nd graders and for pupils who have an administrative...

Club activities are organised for comprehensive school pupils during the school day.