Merilahti Comprehensive School

Located in Vuosaari, our school includes primary school grades 1-6 and lower secondary school grades 7-9. The teaching language is Finnish.
Merilahden peruskoulu
Photo: Tiina Piri

Contact information

Kallvikinniementie 1, 00980 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map
Finnish, Swedish
P.O. Box 98302, 00099 City of Helsinki

Principal
Kimmo Paavola
+358 9 310 80630
kimmo.paavola@hel.fi

Responsible principal
Esa Terävä
+358 9 310 56851
esa.terava@hel.fi

Responsible principal
Riikka-Maria Kling
+358 9 310 20242
riikka-maria.kling@hel.fi

Administrative assistant
Anna Suoninen
+358 9 310 40288
toimistopalvelut.merilahden.peruskoulu@hel.fi

Administrative assistant
Kati Korhonen
+358 9 310 22350
toimistopalvelut.merilahden.peruskoulu@hel.fi

Administrative assistant
Pinja Ylitolonen
+358 40 683 6720
toimistopalvelut.merilahden.peruskoulu@hel.fi

School year 2026-2027

Language studies

English, French, Swedish
English, French, Swedish
Swedish
French, German

Weighted curriculum education

physical
nature and science, physical

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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 main entrance

  • The entrance is hard to perceive but 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.

In the facility

  • The customer service point has two floors.
  • For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; 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 doors in the facility stand out clearly.
  • The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.
All accessibility information for the service location(Link leads to external service)