Responsible for the service City of Helsinki, Education Division
Yhtenäiskoulu Comprehensive School
- Service location
Our school in the Käpylä district is a comprehensive school that provides all grades from 1 to 9.
Visiting address
Louhentie 3
00610 Helsinki
Other contact details
Postal address
00099 Helsingin Kaupunki
Accessibility information
- The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
- The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
- The passage has 1 step.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- In connection with the entrance, there is 1 step.
- The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
- The customer service point has 3 floors.
- The facility has a wheelchair lift.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the same floor as the entrance.
Services
Assistant services and aids
ServiceHelsinkiPublic servicePupils are entitled to necessary interpretation and assistant services for schoolwork, other teaching and student welfare services, and special...Bilingual instruction
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceSome schools in Helsinki give bilingual instruction (kaksikielinen opetus). In that case, the instruction takes place in Finnish and another language.Comprehensive education
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceComprehensive education lasts for 9 years. All the children living in Finland are subject to compulsory comprehensive education. Children usually...Comprehensive education from 1st to 6th grade
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceEach child has been reserved a place in their own local school corresponding to the home address.Education in the pupil’s own religion
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceReligion or Ethics is a compulsory subject at comprehensive school. The instruction is politically independent and secular. Providing an actual...Extended compulsory education
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceA child is entitled to extended compulsory education if they will not be able to achieve the prescribed goals of education in nine years because of...Finnish or Swedish as a second language instruction
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceFinnish or Swedish as a second language and literature (Suomi/ruotsi toisena kielenä ja kirjallisuus, S2) instruction is provided for pupils who do...Individualized curriculum
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceIn case a pupil completely fails to achieve the goals of the general curriculum despite enhanced or special needs support, he/she may study...Mother tongue and home language instruction
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceThere is an aim to give the pupil mother tongue or home language (oma äidinkieli tai kotikieli) instruction. Instruction is organised based on...Part-time special needs education
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceEvery comprehensive school employs a special needs teacher with a wide focus who provides part-time special needs instruction.School clubs
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceClub activities are organised for the comprehensive school pupils of Helsinki in connection with the school day.Weighted-curriculum education
ServiceHelsinkiPublic serviceComprehensive schools can specialize in some subjects. Pupils are selected for weighted-curriculum education with aptitude tests.
Text edited by: City of Helsinki, Education Division
Updated: 16/4/2024