The new term in munincipal comprehensive and upper secondary schools will start on Tuesday 13 August. Autumn term begins in Helsinki Vocational College on Thursday 8 August and in upper secondary schools for adults on Monday 2 September.

Working days and holidays 2013-2014 

The findings were made by the school authorities of the Cities of Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa and Kauniainen last autumn with a survey that explored student views of services and matters to be developed at the area’s general upper secondary schools (“lukio”). Respondents numbered 8,546, corresponding to an average of 70 percent of the general upper secondary school students in the area cities.    

School culture approved

School services received an overall good approval rating in the survey. The ratings among various sub-groups of respondents varied from 3.35 to 4.06 on a scale up to 5. Students at Swedish-language schools were somewhat more satisfied with services than students at Finnish-language schools, and boys were somewhat more satisfied than girls. There were no major differences between the cities.

The topics that received the highest approval ratings were related to the general school culture, such as intolerance of harassment and bullying and general feeling of safety at school. As a result, schools have succeeded well in their efforts to communicate to students that harassment and bullying are not tolerated; however, with zero tolerance in this regard, schools still need to do more.

Students feel that they are cared for, the communal spirit at schools is good, and teachers treat them fairly. Students are generally content with single subject teaching. Four out of five students either fully or partially agree that student health services are adequate, and as many are content with the facilities, the pace of studies, the usefulness of studies, use of information networks, and opportunities to participate in international activities.

Student counselling and wellbeing services to be developed further

The survey discovered many areas to develop further. For example, online courses are offered to less than half of the total student body. Only about half of the respondents felt that they had received adequate social support in their studies, personal support in larger questions of life, support in career plans, or information on educational opportunities after general upper secondary education. One-fifth of the respondents did not receive help in learning difficulties, and one-quarter was unhappy with school meals.

Findings from Helsinki

City of Helsinki general upper secondary schools have paid special attention to online studies, which was reflected in the responses from the City schools. Helsinki students also feel that school health care services are adequate.

Helsinki students are least content with school meals and the quality of indoor air, with one-third of the respondents expressing unhappiness with meals and one-fifth with indoor air. In addition to these two areas, the third area in need of improvement in City of Helsinki general upper secondary schools is career planning.

General upper secondary education

A total of 5,529 young people will graduate from comprehensive school in Helsinki in this spring.

The shares of primary applicants to vocational upper secondary education and to general upper secondary education were 59 percent and 41 percent respectively.     

A total of 5,529 young people will graduate from comprehensive school in Helsinki in this spring. In the joint application process, Helsinki Vocational College (a new college that combines all vocational upper secondary education for young people in Helsinki) received 1.6 primary applications for each entry-level place in the college. City of Helsinki operated general upper secondary schools received 1.2 applications for each entry-level place. It continues to be fairly difficult for applicants to find placement in their field of choice in vocational upper secondary education.

Hundreds of young people in Helsinki will fail to find placement in upper secondary education in this spring’s joint application, as in previous years. General upper secondary schools admit 60 percent of comprehensive-school graduates in Helsinki. Young people have markedly poorer possibilities to be admitted to vocational upper secondary education in Helsinki than elsewhere in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area and in all of Finland.

The City of Helsinki needs 1,500 new vocational upper secondary education places from the Ministry of Education and Culture, in order to fulfill the requirements of the training and youth guarantee (which ensure young people opportunities for further education or work).

Helsinki Vocational College plans to establish an open vocational college

The results of the joint application 2013 will be announced on 13 June. Applications to places in upper secondary education not filled are accepted in an additional application process from 5 to 12 July.

Those young people in Helsinki who are left without a place in upper secondary education can seek placement in vocational start courses, preparatory training to vocational education for young people with immigrant background, the tenth grade of comprehensive school, or apprenticeship training.

Applications to preparatory training to vocational education for young people with immigrant background are accepted from 3 June to 4 August. Applications to vocational start courses and Finnish tenth grade classes are accepted from 5 July to 4 August. Applications to Swedish tenth grade classes are accepted from 13 to 14 June.

As part of the training guarantee, Helsinki Vocational College plans to establish an open vocational college, in which students can continue and complete interrupted studies.

More information on upper secondary education opportunities after comprehensive school is available from the student counsellors of comprehensive schools and the Ysin jälkeen portal (“after the ninth grade portal”).

Happy Easter!

Photo: Seppo Laakso

More information about school year is available in school year calendar.

The application period for Mava (Preparatory training for vocational education for immigrants) is between March 18th and April 30th, 2013.

The application period for Mava training is between March 18th and April 30th, 2013. The education starts on 15 August, 2013.

For more information and the application form, please visit on the website Joint application system > Preparatory training for young people with an immigrant background.

The application period is between February 25th and March 15th, 2013.

In the joint application, students can apply to a vocational education based on comprehensive school or general upper secondary school. Information regarding the study places beginning in the autumn can be found at www.koulutusnetti.fi.

The joint application is done online, but it is also possible to apply using a regular application form. The form can be found at www.haenyt.fi, and it must be submitted to the National Board of Education no later than Friday March 15th, 2013 by 4:15pm.

If you need help to fill out the application form, please contact the National Board of Education Guidance Office, tel. 029 533 1010.

The results from the joint application will be ready by June 13th at the earliest. A written decision and appeal instructions will be sent to each applicant.

The applicant offered a study place should notify the institute no later than June 27th, 2013 whether he/she accepts the study place or not.

Helsinki Vocational College offers a selection of education, which begins in the autumn. More information can be found on the institutions´ websites, on the national education website www.koulutusnetti.fi and at City of Helsinki Education Department’s joint application website www.ysinjalkeen.fi/en.

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Eight upper secondary schools from Helsinki will take part in the event. It will be opened at 2 pm by Deputy Mayor Ritva Viljanen.

Information on New School Seniors’ Ball

Practising and performing ball room dances for the New School Seniors' Ball is an important part of the education of culture and etiquette of upper secondary schools. The traditional New School Seniors’ Ball event was organised for the first time in Helsinki in 1992.

The course teaching ball room dances for the New School Seniors’ Ball is one of the most popular courses among upper secondary school students. During the course, students practise traditional 19th century ball room dances and also more modern dances from the beginning of the 20th century. The course culminates in a joint performance of several schools held in the Ice Hall on the eve of the winter holiday.

The convoy will take the route Ehrenströmintie – Laivasillankatu – Eteläranta – Pohjoisesplanadi – Lönnrotinkatu – Hietalahdentori – Bulevardi – Yrjönkatu – Uudenmaankatu – Erottajankatu – Eteläesplanadi – Eteläranta.
The trucks will drive around the route twice.

©Kaupunkimittausosasto, Helsinki  013/2013

Submit the application form to the afternoon activities location to which your child is primarily applying to.

Approximately 270 locations around the city

The City of Helsinki arranges open afternoon activities in playgrounds and in the form of group activities in schools or at facilities near them. Afternoon activities are provided by trained adult instructors.

Applying for afternoon activities organised by schools

Group afternoon activities for basic education are offered in approximately 200 locations around the city. These activities are organised by schools, parishes, other organisations and private individuals.

Submit the application form to the afternoon activities location to which your child is primarily applying to. You can also submit the form to your child’s school on 30 January when enrolling him/her in first grade. For all applications submitted before the 19 April deadline, parents will be informed of the decision by 5 July.

Application forms are available at schools and afternoon activities locations as well as online throughout the application period.

A fixed monthly fee is charged for afternoon activities. In school year 2013–2014, the fees are

• €80 per month (activities end at 4 pm)
• €100 per month (activities end at 5 pm)

The website of each school will publish a local afternoon activities brochure (under school introduction) that lists the afternoon activities providers and presents the different activities and their schedules.

Application form and additional information on afternoon activities is available on the Education Department website at www.edu.hel.fi/afternoonactivities.

Enrolment for open afternoon activities at playgrounds

The Department of Early Education and Care provides open afternoon activities for school children at 67 different playgrounds. Afternoon activities for school children are open to all and free of charge. For a separate fee, your child can also have snacks at the playground (€36.10/month).

Enrol your child for the playground snack during the application period 30 January to 19 April 2013.  The enrolment form and additional information on the afternoon activities provided by playgrounds are available at the playgrounds and also online at the Department of Early Education and Care website at www.hel.fi/leikkipuistot. Parents will be sent a confirmation of their child’s enrolment.

During school holidays, playgrounds organise many activities for school children, including field trips, crafts and indoor and outdoor games.

Guardians can enrol their children through the Wilma online system at wilma.edu.hel.fi. The service is available in Finnish, Swedish and English. You can also enrol your child by visiting his/her school on Wednesday 30 January 2013 from 8 am to 10 am or from 5 pm to 7 pm.

The Education Department of the City of Helsinki will send all next autumn’s first graders an information package entitled ‘Welcome to School’ between 2 and 11 January 2012. The package includes a notification of compulsory education, a ‘Welcome to School’ guide and an ‘Afternoon Activities for Schoolchildren’ brochure.
The Education Department’s website at www.edu.hel.fi/tervetuloakouluun contains further information and instructions on how to enrol your child in school.

Children residing in Kannelmäki, Pihlajamäki-Pihlajisto, Puistola and Vuosaari must be enrolled in their local school at the latest by 30 January 2013.

The so-called extended school catchment areas of Kannelmäki, Pihlajamäki-Pihlajisto, Puistola and Vuosaari have several comprehensive schools. The City of Helsinki will appoint one of these schools as your child’s local school based on the distance from your home to the school. If your child has a sibling attending one of the schools in the area, this will also be taken into account in the decision.

You must confirm your child’s placement at his/her local school either electronically between 2 and 30 January 2013 at wilma.edu.hel.fi or by visiting your child’s school on 30 January 2013.
In the ‘Welcome to School’ information package, guardians will receive a decision on which school their child is to attend and also their Wilma User ID and password.

Enrolment at school on 30 January 2013

You can also enrol your child by visiting his/her local school on Wednesday 30 January 2013 from 8 am to 10 am or from 5 pm to 7 pm.

School staff will give you advice and information on many practical things related to your child starting school. You should visit your child’s school if

• you have applied for special support for your child
• you have applied to postpone your child starting school
• you are applying for permission for your child to start school one year in advance
• if according to your child's notification of compulsory education he/she is to attend a Swedish-speaking school and you would like to transfer him/her to a Finnish-speaking school or vice versa.

If your child is applying for a school other than his/her local school or is applying for specialised education through aptitude tests, he/she is to be enrolled in the school he/she is applying to.

If you have not received your child's notification of compulsory education by post, please contact the following phone numbers to enquire which local school your child has been appointed to.

• tel. 09 310 86241 or 09 310 29771 (Finnish-speaking schools)
• tel. 09 310 81193 or 09 310 86224 (Swedish-speaking schools)
• tel. 09 310 71765 (Kannelmäki extended school catchment area)
• tel. 09 310 71764 (Extended school catchment areas of Pihlajamäki-Pihlajisto and Puistola)
• tel. 09 310 83013 (Vuosaari extended school catchment area)

Education Department Guidance and Service Office

• help in all matters related to enrolling your child in school tel. 09 310 86400, e-mail neuvonta.opetusvirasto(at)hel.fi. Open on weekdays from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.

There will be a large selection of wooden artifacts for sale, such as key cabinets, ice hockey sticks, stools, butter knives, kitchen turners, etc. All items are handmade by the young people who attend the workshop.

The WooDoo workshop is situated at Hankasuontie 8 (Konala industrial area).

Come and find Christmas presents for your friends and family! Please take cash with you, as credit cards do not function at the workshop premises.

Shoppers may enjoy gingerbread and mulled wine.

Welcome!

The traditional Christmas concert of Helsinki schools’ music classes will take place at the Helsinki Music Centre (Musiikkitalo) on 27 November at 6.30 pm.

Tickets can be bought in advance from Lippupalvelu (10 EUR adults, 5 EUR children + service fee). The proceeds of the concert will be used for buying new musical instruments for schools.

President Ahtisaari himself visited two schools and attended a ceremony in the Education Department’s banqueting hall, where he awarded children who have excelled in peace mediation in their respective schools.

The internet site thisisFINLAND interviewed the staff of Itäkeskus Upper Secondary School on peace education and conflict solution in their school. In Itäkeskus, values such as fair play, equality and multiculturalism are constantly emphasized in teaching and in other activities.

Continue to the article on thisisFINLAND’s web page

This year the City of Helsinki is celebrating its 200th anniversary as capital city, and the jubilee year will also show in the programme of the Independence Day Reception.

This year, the personal invitation of Mayor Jussi Pajunen was answered by 4 910 children and 432 teachers. Some fourth-graders from Isojoki school in Southern Ostrobothnia will also attend the reception this year.

The guests are welcomed with a handshake. The hosts are Mayor Jussi Pajunen and Mrs. Jaana Pajunen, Deputy Mayor Ritva Viljanen and Director Rauno Jarnila from Helsinki City Education Department and his spouse Mrs. Eva Jarnila.

Tasty memories from different eras

After the handshaking ceremony, the guests will have a glass of sparkling wild berry juice from Kainuu province, and then they will move over to the delicious buffet. The menu of this year is the handiwork of Chef Markku Luola. Chef Luola has been inspired by Helsinki’s 200-year history as capital and the flavours of its different eras.

Old dances, Emperor Alexander I – and Diandra

The children have been preparing for the reception all autumn. They have been learning old dances and deportment. This year’s star is Diandra accompanied by Must. The Brass Band of the Guards accompanies the arrivals in the lobby and is also responsible for the dance music. The Band accompanies the singing of the National Anthem. Circus Supiainen entertains the diners in the Congress Wing. Emperor Alexander I (actor Miika Elmgren) who promoted Helsinki into the status of capital, circles around with his courtiers socializing with the guests.

Mayor Jussi Pajunen addresses his guests and at the first reception, the guest speakers are Resi Forsby from Isojoki school in Ostrobothnia and Joliette Kangas from Rudolf Steiner school. The guest speakers at the second reception will be Olivia Vähäkangas from Arabia comprehensive school and Benjamin Larsen from Staffansby Swedish school in Helsinki.

There will be two successive receptions. The first is held between 11.30 am and 1 pm, and the second between 3.30 pm and 5 pm. 

Helsinki Education Department is organising the Next Gate Fair 
6–8 November 2012 in The Cable Factory (Kaapelitehdas), Tallberginkatu 1, for educational opportunities after comprehensive school.

The fair, which is to be held at the Cable Factory, features vocational institutions and upper secondary schools in Helsinki. There is also information available on apprenticeship training, workshops for young people, vocational start courses, tenth grade, and preparatory training for upper secondary education.

All students in the 8th to 10th grades at Helsinki’s comprehensive schools along with their student counsellors or teachers have been invited to the fair.

The Next Gate Fair’s opening hours will be:

• Tuesday 6 November 9 am to 4 pm
• Wednesday 7 November 9 am to 6 pm
• Thursday 8 November 9 am to 4 pm

The parents and guardians of students are also welcome to attend the fair.

There will be events especially for parents and guardians on Wednesday 7 November at 4–6 pm. Other events at the fair include a fashion show by clothing industry students and a panel on education where student counsellors will answer questions about post-comprehensive school education.

Parents and guardians may send questions for the panel in advance. Questions should be sent by 31 October to riikka.h.kurki(at)hel.fi.

There is no entry fee to the fair.

www.nextgate.fi 
www.facebook.com/nextgate2012

Schools will send their list of candidates to the Education Department no later than 23 November 2012. The Education Committee’s Finnish and Swedish divisions will appoint the new boards in February 2013.

The board’s decisions matter

As members of the board, parents can influence what kind of school their children attend. Boards meet a few times a year. Board members are entitled to attendance allowance.

The board

• approves the rules and regulations of the school or educational institution
• approves the budget allocation scheme of the school or educational institution
• makes proposals to the Education Committee’s Finnish or Swedish division on the curriculum and other plans for organising education that are specific to the school or educational institution
• annually approves the action plan for the comprehensive school, upper secondary school or upper secondary school for adults, except for the school’s annual work times
• approves the hiring of regular teachers and lecturers in comprehensive school, upper secondary school and upper secondary school for adults

The board should represent a wide range of parents

The school board consists primarily of parents. Teachers, other staff and, subject to certain conditions, pupils and students also have their representative in the board.

It is the wish of the City of Helsinki Education Department that school boards represent a wide range of parents of pupils and students. Boards should have equal representation from both sexes and different population groups.

More information on the board elections and parents’/guardians’ meetings is available in schools.

The Education Department website describes the duties and composition of boards in more detail.

There may be some slight variations in the break scheduling for certain schools. The break and holiday calendar can be found on each school's website.

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The three vocational institutes of the City of Helsinki (Helsinki City College of Technology; Hel-sinki City College of Social and Health Care; and Helsinki City College of Culinary Art, Fashion and Beauty) will be merged at the beginning of the year 2013. The decision was made by the City Council on September 26.

The merger of the three institutes will bring about the biggest vocational upper secondary institute in Finland with approximately 15,000 students. The institute will offer vocational curriculum-based training for young people as well as 10th grade and workshop activity. In addition, it will provide apprenticeship training, competence tests, and working life functions under a separate branch for adult education.

The new institute will feature four different fields of study

The vocational education and training for young people will be divided into four main fields of study, each of which will include several specific study programmes:

• Welfare
• Service and culture
• Technical services
• Industry and logistics

The reform will not affect next spring’s joint application, as the current study programmes will stay the same.

Some of the objectives of establishing the new institute are to make studies more working-life oriented, more flexible and more individual than before, and to uniform the quality of student guidance and support services.

The new institute will first continue to function in the same physical locations as before. Future objective is to concentrate studies in fewer locations so that services such as student guidance and support will become more accessible to students.

Name competition

There will be an open competition on the name of the new institute. Everyone living in Helsinki can participate in the competition on the Education Department’s web page between October 8 and October 21.

A jury will select the best proposals which will then be presented at the secondary education fair Next Gate, held at the Cable Factory between November 6 and November 8. Fair attendants can vote for their favourite proposal, after which the jury will decide on the best name and present it to the Finnish-language division of the Education Committee who will make the final decision.

There are interruptions in the accessibility of the Education
Department and schools’ web pages between 28th and 30th September.

No new content will be updated on the web pages between September 27 and October 2.

Necessary service operations are being carried out.

We apologize for the inconvenience!

The Student Association Days involve brainstorming and planning the school year’s activities together with representatives from participating groups. There will be workshops on communication, encouragement, event production and international issues. The City of Helsinki Cultural Office will organise a workshop for ideas for the activities of local cultural offices.
Similar to last year, the Student Association Days will also feature the Ruuti Fair where schools demonstrate their skills and ideas in participation matters.

‘Young people’s participation cannot be just playing at participating; it must be real and have real power to influence things. After all, young people are the best experts in their own lives. If you ask them what should be done, you must take their answers seriously. We need to address the issues that they highlight,’ states Deputy Mayor Ritva Viljanen, who will open the Student Association Days on 4 October at noon.

‘It is important for young people to join in and learn the culture of participation. Currently, older age groups are over-represented in democratic influence due to their larger numbers, and they are also much more active voters than young people. If young people don’t speak about their concerns, nobody else will,' says Viljanen.

Busy times at Youth Activity Centre Happi and Youth Centre Sandels

The Ruuti Student Association Days for Finnish-speaking schools will be held at Youth Activity Centre Happi (Sörnäisten rantatie 31) from 9:30 am to 2:00 pm as follows:

• Wednesday 26 September / area 2 (North-East)
• Thursday 27 September / area 1 (East–South-East)
• Wednesday 3 October / area 4 (South–central)
• Thursday 4 October / area 3 (West–North)

The Student Association Days for Swedish-speaking schools and educational institutions will be held as follows:

• Tuesday 25 September for lower secondary level schools, upper secondary schools, and educational institutions at Youth Centre Sandels (Ungdomsgården Sandels, Topeliuksenkatu 2) from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm
• Tuesday 2 October for primary schools at Ungdomsgården Rastis (Ulapparaitti 6) from 9:00 am to 1:00 pm

The programme for the Student Association Days

8:45 am Registration
9:30 am Welcoming speech
9:40 am Statement for 2012
10:30 am Workshops for students and teachers
12:00–12:30 pm Lunch
12:30 pm Ruuti, ideas and enthusiasm! The Ruuti Fair
1:15 pm From meetings to practice – From ideas to action!
1:45 Summary of the day
2 pm Event closes

The RuutiExpo at the City Hall on 24 October

The RuutiExpo will be held at the Helsinki City Hall on 24 October from 10 am to 5 pm. The event is open to all students of lower and upper secondary schools and vocational educational institutions. Its purpose is to show young people the various ways in which they can influence society. There will be workshops, meetings between young people and decision-makers, and electoral debates between young people who are running for the Ruuti Core Group. The RuutiExpo is organised by the Youth Department.

Additional information
Teaching Consultant Kirsi Verkka, Finnish-speaking comprehensive schools, tel. +358 9 310 84026
Education Planner Marju Kortemäki, upper secondary schools and vocational educational institutions, tel. +358 9 310 86469
Education Consultant Camilla Lindquist, Swedish-speaking comprehensive schools, tel. +358 9 310 84031

www.ruuti.net

The autumn joint application period is for students seeking secondary level education placement beginning in January 2013. The application period is between September 26th and October 5th, 2012.

In the joint application, students can apply to a vocational education based on comprehensive school or general upper secondary school. Information regarding the study places beginning in the spring can be found at www.koulutusnetti.fi.

The joint application is done online, but it is also possible to apply using a regular application form. The form can be found at www.haenyt.fi, and it must be submitted to the National Board of Education no later than Friday October 5th, 2012 by 4:15pm.

If you need help to fill out the application form, please contact the National Board of Education Guidance Office, tel. 029 533 1010.

Possible entrance, aptitude and language tests will be arranged between October 23th and November 6th, 2012.

The results from the joint application will be ready by November 16th at the earliest, and the in-stitutions will inform the applicants who were selected. The applicant offered a study place should notify the institute no later than November 30th, 2012 whether he/she accepts the study place or not.

The City of Helsinki's vocational institutes offer a selection of education, which begins in the spring. More information can be found on the institutions´ websites and on the national education website www.koulutusnetti.fi.

Helsinki City College of Social and Health Care (Hesote)

Helsinki City College of Technology (Heltech)

Also every upper secondary school gives more detailed information about the arrangements of the examination at the school.

Upper secondary schools

The purpose of the Ahtisaari Day, now celebrated for the second time, is to increase information about prevention and resolution of disputes both internationally and at an everyday level.

Read more at the press release of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs

Education Paths provides relevant information about the educational system and how it works in Finland.

Education paths covers educational opportunities from day care to lifelong learning and the focus is on services open to anyone. Come and find your own educational path!

The event is organized by City of Helsinki. It is part of Helsinki Region Welcome Weeks.

Further information http://www.welcomeweeks.fi/en/event/206

See more information on schools' websites (Search schools).

Working days and holidays 2012-2013
 

Information on students admitted to the upper secondary schools and vocational institutions maintained by the City of Helsinki were published on 14 June. The names of the applicants who have given their permission for the online publication of their name will be published on the websites of the schools and institutions in question.

Students admitted to upper secondary schools must confirm their study place by Thursday 28 June. Instructions for accepting the study place will be sent together with the study place decision. Those admitted to upper secondary schools must confirm their place by delivering their original comprehensive school leaving certificate to the school to which they have been accepted.

Vocational institutions will send instructions for confirming the study place, and notify of the deadline by which the confirmation must be submitted, with the letter of acceptance.

The results of the joint application system (in Finnish)

The Information Desk Services and Archives will provide service by telephone from 25 June to 27 July on weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm.

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The Education Department closed 2–20 July,
Information Desk Services and Archives to provide service by telephone during this period

The Education Department Administration (Hämeentie 11 A) will be closed 2–20 July (weeks 27–29). The Information Desk Services and Archives will provide service by telephone from 25 June to 27 July on weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm.
The administration staff will take their holidays mainly in July, the quietest time of the year at the Education Department because of the school holiday season. Starting Monday 30 July, the Education Department will resume normal hours on weekdays, from 8:15 am to 4:00 pm.

Contact information and exceptional service hours

Education Department Information Desk Services
Tel. (09) 310 86400, e-mail neuvonta.opetusvirasto@hel.fi
Telephone service hours 25 June–27 July: weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm

Future Desk
During the summer, comprehensive-school graduates may seek assistance at the Future Desk at Simonkatu 3 C, 2nd floor. The Future Desk staff are on call weekdays between 9 am and 4 pm, tel. 050 402 5525.

Open until 15 June and after 20 August on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1 pm to 4 pm without appointment,
18 June–16 August from Monday to Thursday from 12 noon to 4 pm

Education Department Archives
Tel. (09) 310 86638
Telephone service hours 25 June–27 July on weekdays from 9 am to 3 pm

School leaving certificate copies can be ordered from the Archives by telephone or using the order form available at the Education Department website at www.edu.hel.fi > Services > Forms.

This spring in schools run by the City of Helsinki, some 1,620 students will graduate from upper secondary schools and some 1,290 leave a vocational institution with a basic vocational qualification. In addition to the educational institutions of the City, a number of private upper secondary schools and vocational institutions operate in Helsinki.

The new term in munincipal comprehensive and swedish-speaking upper secondary schools will start on Tuesday 14 August. Finnish-speaking upper secondary schools and vocational institutions will start on Monday 13 August.

Working days and holidays 2012-2013