If you are the carer of a Year 1 pupil, please follow these steps!
Is your child starting first year at School?
- Parents or guardians must log in to Wilma and complete the compulsory education declaration between 24 November and 14 December 2026.
- Select ‘Wilma in Swedish’ to enrol in a Swedish-language school
- You will receive information about your child’s place at their local school via Wilma latest on 18 February 2027.
- Applications for mother-tongue instruction are open from 17 March to 9 April 2027.
- Apply for a place in the morning and afternoon activities via Wilma from 17 March to 9 April2027.
- The open day for prospective Year 1 pupils will be held on Tuesday 11 May 2027, 2.00–3.00 pm, at all Swedish-language schools in Turku.
Wilma IDs
Usernames are created by logging in to suomi.fi, as the guardians’ details are automatically retrieved via the Digital and Population Data Services Agency.
If a child who is about to start school already has a username in Wilma, you can also add the child to an existing username in Wilma.
To create a username, you need
- a personal email address
- or an existing username in Wilma.
- You will also need online banking credentials or mobile identification so that you can carry out strong authentication on the suomi.fi service.
- Creating a Wilma ID and completing the compulsory education notification form must be done in an internet browser. It is not possible with the Wilma mobile application.
- Open your web browser and go to the address https://turku.inschool.fi/connect
- Select ‘Wilma in Swedish’ to enrol your child in a Swedish-speaking school
- Enter your email address in the field provided and click the “Send confirmation” button.
- Open the confirmation email sent to your inbox and click on the link in the message.
- The link in the email will take you back to the City of Turku’s Wilma system. Click on the ‘Next’ button.
- Select the school via ‘Specify which school the matter concerns’, then click on ‘Koulutulokkaat / new pupils’ and click ‘Next’.
- At the ‘Identification on suomi.fi’ stage, proceed to authentication by clicking ‘Proceed to identification’.
- Authenticate yourself in the service using your chosen authentication method and proceed to the service.
- On the ‘Wilma codes/Key codes’ page, select ‘Guardian data available via the Agency for Digitalisation and Population Data’ and click the ‘Retrieve person’ button
- Select the child you wish to add to your Wilma account and click the “Select and go to the service” button.
- You will now be redirected back to Wilma. On the ‘Wilma codes/Key codes’ page, you will see the child you have added under the ‘Roles’ section. Click the “Next” button.
- On the “User details” page, you will see your own details. Click the “Next” button.
- Choose a password for your username and enter it in both password fields. Click “Next”.
- Check the details and click “Create username”.
- Finally, Wilma will confirm that the username has been successfully created. Click on the “Back to the home page” link and then log in to Wilma.
If you are unable to create a username following these instructions, please contact barnochunga@turku
- Log in to Wilma at https://turku.inschool.fi/
- Select ‘Wilma in Swedish’ to enrol your child in a Swedish-speaking school
- Open ‘Settings’ in Wilma’s top bar and select ‘User rights’ from the menu that opens.
- In the “Add roles” section, click the “Add role” button.
- Select the school via “Specify which school the matter concerns”, then click on “Koulutulokkaat / new pupils” and click “Next”.
- Navigate to the suomi.fi authentication page by clicking on “Go to authentication”.
- Authenticate yourself in the service using your chosen authentication method and proceed to the service.
- On the ‘Wilma codes/Key codes’ page, select ‘Guardian data available via the Agency for Digitalisation and Population Data’ and click the ‘Retrieve person’ button.
- Select the child you wish to add to your Wilma username and click the “Select and go to the service” button.
- You will now be redirected back to Wilma. On the Wilma codes/Key codes page, you will see the child you have added under ‘Roles’. Click “Next”.
- Merge the roles by clicking the “Merge” button.
- Finally, Wilma will confirm that the username has been successfully created. Click on the ‘Back to the main page’ link and then log in to Wilma.
- Log in to Wilma at https://turku.inschool.fi/ It is not possible to use the form in a mobile app.
- Select ‘Wilma in Swedish’ to enrol in a Swedish-speaking school
- Select “Applications and decisions” from the top menu.
- Next, select from the menu on the right-hand side ‘Make a new application’ and ‘Notification of compulsory education’
- Complete the form ‘Notification of compulsory education’ using the instructions on the form, and finally click the ‘Save details’ button.
Admission to Swedish-language basic education
Parents or guardians have the right to apply for a school place for the prospective pupil at the school best suited to the pupil.
If the number of applicants exceeds the number of places available in the year group, the admission criteria are applied in the following order.
- Health-related reasons or support needs
- Distance to the school (based on the same measurement as school transport).
- Siblings at school
- Lottery
To be eligible under the first criterion, a decision on pupil-specific support or other certificates is required. The sibling criterion applies if the pupil has siblings at the same school during the year in which they start school.
The headteacher decides on the school place. The decision on school places will be announced in Wilma by 18 February 2027 at the latest.
The guardian may also apply for a school place for the prospective pupil at Turku International School.
When applying to a school within the Finnish-language basic education system, e.g. a language class, you should change the language setting in Wilma to Finnish and complete the Finnish-language form.
Read more about enrolment in Finnish-language basic education.
Start school a year earlier or later.
You can apply for permission for your child to start school a year earlier or later.
You can apply for permission for your child to start school one year earlier than the planned start date.
Application forms are available from schools and the Children and Young People’s Services Department.
In addition to the application, you will need a report from a psychologist and, if necessary, a medical report. You must obtain these reports from private service providers.
Starting school earlier than prescribed (PDF)
Submit your application (in Swedish) and supporting documents via the Suomi.fi service.
If you wish, you can apply to defer your child’s start of school.
Application forms are available from schools and the Children and Young People’s Services Department.&
In addition to the application, you will need a report from a psychologist or, if necessary, a medical assessment setting out the grounds for postponing the start of schooling.
Starting school later than prescribed (PDF)
Submit your application (in Swedish) and supporting documents via the Suomi.fi service.
Swedish-language primary schools in Turku
Swedish-language basic education in Turku has only one joint catchment area.
You have the right to apply for a school place for your child at the school that is most suitable for them. Enrol your child at the school online via Wilma. Use the Swedish version of Wilma to enrol your child in a Swedish-language school.
Swedish-speaking schools (Guide map)
In Turku, there are three Swedish-language primary schools and one lower secondary school.
- Braheskolan, Years 1–2
- Cygnaeus Skola, Years 1–6
- Sirkkala Skola, Years 1–6
- S:t Olofskolan, Years 7–9
Application for a place in morning and afternoon activities
- Applications for the morning and afternoon programmes should primarily be submitted between 17 March and 9 April 2027.
- Applications are made via the Wilma web browser (turku.inschool.fi).&
- Registration for the programme is for the entire academic year.
- Information regarding the decision on places for the morning and afternoon programmes will be available in Wilma by 31 May 2027 at the latest.
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Moving up to the 7th grade
There is one Swedish-language lower secondary school in Turku, and pupils automatically transfer there from the Swedish-language primary schools. A separate application for Year 7 at S:t Olofsskolan is only required for pupils applying to the sports class or the class with a special emphasis on natural sciences.
Applications for special emphasis classes are submitted when pupils transfer to Year 7. Pupils are selected on the basis of an aptitude test. An information session for guardians and pupils will be held at S:t Olofsskolan on 9 December 2026 at 18.30.
Applications for special emphasis classes are submitted in Wilma. The application form can be found under Applications and decisions. Select the form on the right-hand side of the page under Submit a new application.
Find out more about S:t Olofsskolan on the school’s website.