Welcome to a city-wide parents’ evening on Thursday 27 November 2025 from 17.00 to 18.15. The theme of this remote event is safety at school. 

Snellman Primary School

Located in Punavuori, our school is a primary school that includes grades 1-6. The teaching language is Finnish.
Snellmanin ala-aste
Photo: Karo Pirkkalainen

Contact information

Punavuorenkatu 8, 00120 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map
Finnish, Swedish
P.O. Box 12302, 00099 City of Helsinki

Deputy principal
Anu Vainio
+358 9 310 86653
anu.vainio@edu.hel.fi

Deputy principal
Tiina Vilen
+358 9 310 22398
tiina.vilen@edu.hel.fi

Administrative assistant
Pia Nyberg
+358 9 310 86651
toimistopalvelut.snellmanin.ala-aste@hel.fi

Principal
Perttu Härkönen
+358 9 310 22406
perttu.harkonen@hel.fi

School year 2025-2026

Language studies

English, French
English, French, Swedish
Swedish

Available: hall

Location

Punavuorenkatu 8, 00120 Helsinki
Location on map - Open larger map(Link leads to external service)

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 route has a ramp under 6 m long, with handrails on both sides.

The main entrance

  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated.
  • 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 5 floors.
  • For moving around, there is a lift cramped for wheelchair users; the door is heavy. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
  • The facility has thresholds over 2 cm high.
  • The indoor walkways have a steep ramp under 6 m long.
  • The doors in the facility are hard to perceive.
  • The facility has a toilet marked as accessible on floor 1. One or both sides of the toilet seat lack a support rail.
  • The service point has a fixed induction loop in the meeting room, auditorium, assembly hall, gym.
All accessibility information for the service location(Link leads to external service)