Comprehensive schools

Helsinki has 100 City-run comprehensive schools, providing education for a total of 45,000 children and young people. Of our schools, 86 are Finnish-language schools and 14 are Swedish-language schools. Additionally, there are a few contractual schools that are private schools that have a contract with the city to provide free-of-charge basic education. There are also other private and state-run comprehensive schools in Helsinki. 

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Search for City-run comprehensive schools

You can search for your child's primary comprehensive school, called a local school, with the child's home address, or other schools with the school’s information. The search includes all comprehensive schools run by the City of Helsinki, covering grades 1–9.
 

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