School meals during the strike

Turku primary schools are closed from 3 to 9 May. If you wish, you can go to school closest to your home for a meal. Transportation for meals cannot be arranged. Information on school meals during the strike will be updated. (Updated May 4)

Southwest Finland drops general recommendation for using masks – How does this affect Turku municipal services?

In accordance with policy set by the Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare (THL), the coronavirus epidemic coordination group in Southwest Finland has decided to remove the general recommendation for using masks in Southwest Finland as of Friday, 22 April. Although the general recommendation for using face masks has been lifted, the use of masks is still recommended for social and health care personnel, and for those visiting units of health care and services for the elderly, for example.

Inventive urban planning won the Beyond 2030 Challenge science competition

Econsult from Lauttasaari High School for International Business in Helsinki won the national upper-secondary-level Beyond 2030 Challenge science competition organised by the City of Turku and Bayer. Erika Pajunen's Econsult team's topical work in environmentally friendly urban planning impressed both the jury and the audience. The winner was decided in a close final of five teams in front of a live audience on April Fools' Day. The winning team was awarded with 4,000 euros.

Turku is preparing for the growing need for education and day-care for Ukrainan children

There will be a n increasing number of refugees from Ukraine in the coming weeks and the preparatory educa-tion is growing. Turku has been able to respond well to the situation and further plans are being made.

Apply for morning and afternoon activities by 31 March 2022

The application period for morning and afternoon activities in the academic year 2022–2023 will begin in December. The spot is applied for electronically through Wilma.

The City of Turku is encouraging everyone to take the vaccine, the coronavirus situation has taken a turn for the worse

The coronavirus infection rates are once again on the rise in Turku. The incidence rate is c. 230 (230/100 000/14 days) and the rate has been increasing steadily. The percentage of positive samples is currently c. 8-10%

Children and young people with symptoms consistent with coronavirus

We recommend that a child or young person showing symptoms should not go to school or early education. The symptoms of a mild virus infection of a child or young person can be monitored at home. It is important for persons with the disease to avoid contacts outside the family for at least five days from the onset of symptoms or until they haven’t had fever and the presence of other symptoms has clearly decreased for at least two days. (Updated 9.3.2022.)

CADMATIC paves the way to the future

During the sign-up phase of Beyond 2030 Challenge, the competition's sponsors will write articles of their company's sustainable development goals and procedures. The solutions, ideas and innovations presented in the articles will work as inspiration for the students of upper secondary education that are eligible to apply to the competition. From these articles, the students can learn from professionals, which type of procedures and actions are implemented in companies of different sectors to carry out sustainable development.