Contact information
Deputy principal
Janiina Hertto
janiina.hertto@edu.hel.fi
Deputy principal
Maria Kuosmanen
maria.kuosmanen@edu.hel.fi
Administrative assistant
Pia Nyberg
+358 9 310 82302
toimistopalvelut.pohjoismainen.yhtenaiskoulu@hel.fi
Principal
Sari Sola
+358 9 310 82301
sari.sola@hel.fi
School year 2025-2026
Language studies
Weighted curriculum education
Available: auditorium and hall
Our school in the Käpylä district is a comprehensive school that provides all grades from 1 to 9. From grade 7 onwards, pupils can choose a special emphasis in home economics or physical education. The language of instruction in our school is Finnish.
Application period for free places in bilingual Finnish-Swedish education 5.5–27.7.2025
Apply and learn more on the city website: Applying to bilingual education: Grades 1–9, Supplementary Admission 5 May-27 July 2025.
You can apply in the supplementary application round for Grades 1 and 7 only if you have moved to Helsinki after January 2025. 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. We will later send you an invitation to the language test by email.
Free places in our school
We have free places to bilingual Finnish-Swedish education as follows:
1 place in Class 2
Language tests on Friday 1 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-Swedish education will be held at Käpylän peruskoulu on Friday 1 August at Mäkelänkatu 89. We will notify you of the test details when we contact you.
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Pupil admission decisions
We will send the information about the admission decisions by secure email on Tuesday 5.8.
Lisätiedot ja tiedustelut
If you have questions about applying to bilingual Finnish-English-education, get in touch with the city’s Eduguidance team by email at eduguidance@hel.fi(Link opens default mail program) or by telephone on +358 9 310 38998.
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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 passage has 1 step.
The main entrance
- The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
- In connection with the entrance, there is 1 step.
- 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 three floors.
- The facility has a wheelchair lift.
- The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
- The facility has an accessible toilet on the entrance floor.