Contact information
Principal
Lilli Härkönen
+358 9 310 80785
lilli.harkonen@hel.fi
Responsible principal
Pia Helminen
+358 9 310 25812
pia.helminen@hel.fi
Responsible principal
Janne Pellikka
+358 9 310 32440
janne.pellikka@hel.fi
Administrative assistant
Kiia Kairamaa (luokat 1-6)
+358 9 310 80786
toimistopalvelut.laajasalon.peruskoulu@hel.fi
Administrative assistant
Minna Laulajainen (luokat 7-9)
+358 9 310 26033
toimistopalvelut.laajasalon.peruskoulu@hel.fi
School year 2026-2027
Language studies
Bilingual education
Weighted curriculum education
Available: hall
Our school provides student-centred, high-quality basic education. Our school has two sites with a total of around one thousand pupils. For the 2024–2025 academic year, our school will have four small groups in addition to the general education classes.
For the school's weighted-curriculum education in music, pupils are selected by an aptitude test in the 2nd and 6th grades each year. Since autumn 2016, Laajasalo Comprehensive School has offered a weighted-curriculum education in physical education in grades 7–9. In 2019, bilingual Finnish-English education classes started in Laajasalo Comprehensive School.
Two pre-primary education groups for 6-year-olds and The Mannerheim League for Child Welfare (MLL) after-school club also operate in our premises.
Laajasalo – Your springboard to the world! Joy, creativity, appreciation, friendship
Our school
Based on the national curriculum, Helsinki's own municipal curriculum and school-specific curricula have been drawn up. Teaching at our school is guided by the school curriculum. The school curriculum includes the goals of school work, what subjects are studied at school, how to work at school and how students can be supported.
Language program
- Foreign language starting from grade 1 (A1): English, Swedish
- Optional foreign language starting from grade 3 (A2): English, Spanich, French, German
- Second domestic language starting from grade 6 (B1): Swedish
- Optional foreign language starting from grade 8 (B2): Spanish, Russian
Bilingual Education at Laajasalo Comprehensive School
From the academic year 2025-202 on, Laajasalo Comprehensive School will offer bilingual education at all grade levels from 1 to 9.
In grades 1-6, approximately half of the instruction in bilingual education will be in Finnish and the other half in English. In bilingual education, students learn the target language while also learning other subjects. Additionally, the target language is used outside of lessons, for example, for giving instructions, and as part of school events. In grades 7-9, about 25-50% of the instruction will be in English.
For the extensive bilingual education program, no entrance exam is used for admission to the first grade. If there are more applicants than available places in the starting group, a lottery will be used.
When applying for the 7th grade, an aptitude test is used. Applying takes place at the same time with the general 7th grade application process.
New students can be admitted to other grade levels if there is space in the class. Selection is based on an entrance exam, which is usually held annually at the beginning of August.
Schools offering the same extensive bilingual education use the same entrance exam for grades 2-9. If there are more applicants with the same passing score than available places, a lottery will be used.
For more information about bilingual education at Laajasalo Comprehensive School, please contact the Bilingual Education Coordinator, Tiia Thurén (
tiia.thuren@edu.hel.fi(Linkki avaa oletussähköpostiohjelman) (Link opens default mail program)).
30.4.20206 Application period for free places in bilingual Finnish-English education 1.5–26.7.2026
Apply and learn more on the city website: Applying to bilingual education: Grades 1–9, Supplementary Admission 1 May-26 July 2026.
You can apply in the supplementary application round for Grades 1 and 7 only if you have moved to Helsinki after January 2026. For other grades (2 to 6 and 8 to 9), anyone can apply.
Once you have submitted the electronic Wilma-application form, you will receive a confirmation email. Please note that we will not send you a separate invitation to the language test.
Free places in our school
We have free places to bilingual Finnish-English education as follows:
1 grade 0
2 grade 6
3 grade 1
4 grade 0
5 grade 0
6 grade 1
7 grade 0
8 grade 5
9 grade 13
Language tests on Tuesday 4 August at the school
For Grades 2 to 9 an applicant must always take a language test. For Grade 1 there is no language test as the places will be drawn by lottery.
The language test to Finnish-English education will be held on Tuesday 4 August 2026 at Töölö Primary School at Arkadiankatu 24. More information can be found on theTöölö elementary school´s website.
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Pupil admission decisions
We will send the information about the admission decisions by secure email by 10 August 2026.
Enquiries
If you have questions about the supplementary admission or applying, get in touch by email at
oppilaaksiotto@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program).
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Location
The route to the main entrance
- 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 entrance "alternative entrance"
- The main entrance parking spaces may be used for this entrance as well.
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- 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 entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.
In the facility
- The customer service point has three floors.
- For moving around, there is a lift cramped for wheelchair users; the door opens easily manually. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.
- There is a second accessible toilet on floor 2.