Fees for the academic year 2024-2025

•    If a child participates in Jälkkäri activities for more than 12 days per calendar month, the monthly fee is 150 euros.
•    If the participants participate in the activities for a maximum of 12 days per calendar month, the fee is EUR 110 per month.
•    The August operating fee is 110 euros for everyone.
The fee includes snacks, hobby clubs and accident insurance.

Sixth-graders in basic education in Jyväskylä will register for seventh grade 16.-30.1.2024 in the Wilma system.  

In August 2024, all children born in 2017 or earlier who have not yet started school will start school. 

On this site, you will find details of the policies and measures that have been introduced for schools in Jyväskylä to prevent the spread of coronavirus. They will shape how our local schools operate in the 2021/2022 academic year. The site will be updated as new information becomes available.

Updated on 26 January 2022

Psychiatric nurses working as part of the pupil and student support services team offer support to young people under the age of 18 and their families with mental health, drug, alcohol, gaming and gambling addiction issues. If you feel that you need help with any of these issues, you can get in touch with the nurses directly. Alternatively, contact can be initiated by a teacher or school nurse, however, staff must discuss this with you or a member of your family first.

The City of Jyväskylä’s Pupil and student support services are designed to promote health, welfare and learning across our schools and other educational establishments. They are available both on a direct one-on-one basis but also offered in communal and group settings. The content of the services is set out in the curriculum, and all staff, including teachers, school psychologists, student welfare advisors, school nurses and school doctors, contribute to their delivery.

In Jyväskylä you are able study according to the Finnish comprehensive school curriculum in English and Swedish.

Finnish and foreign students can study in English in Kortepohja school from years 1 to 6 and in Viitaniemi school from years 7 to 9. The teaching language is English, but in art and crafts subjects and some optional subjects the students can have teaching in Finnish. The students’ language proficiency in English is tested before coming to the school.

To seventh year

Usually, students of seventh to ninth year go to the school located nearest their home. The school’s resources and the student’s particular subject choices may impact on the selection of the school location. Ultimately, the school location of the student is decided on by the provider of the education.

A student will receive a bus ticket if the distance to the nearest school (or the school allocated to him or her) is over 5 kilometres. If the student goes to another school, commuting is not paid for.

To first year

Compulsory education begins the year the child turns seven. A new school year always begins in August. Usually, the child goes to the school which is closest to his or her home. For the first to second years, if the distance to the school exceeds 3.5 kilometres, the City provides school transport. A school other than the nearest school must be applied for separately. Admission to another school depends on the capacity available at the school.

Jälkkäri – after-school activity for school goers

Jälkkäri is a guided and versatile morning and afternoon activity in  Jyväskylä. Jälkkäri is open to pupils in grades 1 and 2 as well as pupils in grades 3–5, who have received a decision on special support. Morning and afternoon activities are organised for more than 4 hours on weekdays, mainly between 12.00–17.00.

Co-operation between school and home has been specified in the curriculum. Parents have the primary task of raising their children. The school supports this task and is responsible for educating and teaching the student as a member of the school community. Parents’ meetings are an example of the forms of co-operation between the school and parents.

Other forms of co-operation include teacher meetings, parents' association operations, and evaluation discussion in primary schools.

Co-operation between school and home has been specified in the curriculum. Parents have the primary task of raising their children. The school supports this task and is responsible for educating and teaching the student as a member of the school community. Parents’ meetings are an example of the forms of co-operation between the school and parents. Other forms of co-operation include teacher meetings, parents' association operations, and evaluation discussion in primary schools.

Basic education (comprehensive school) is free of charge all-round education. Every child residing permanently in Finland is obliged to attend comprehensive school. Comprehensive school takes nine years and is intended for children/teenagers from 7 to 16 years of age. This also applies to immigrant children/teenagers residing permanently in Finland. 

New students
Age group 9 months-6 years, pre school (6-7) and Basic education 7-16
contact Service Manager Pia Bärlund, tel. 040 545 5257
email. pia.barlund(at)jyvaskyla.fi