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Coronavirus - Latest information and advice
All information, support and instructions on the coronavirus is to be found at www.turku.fi/en/corona. Click the headline above to go to the website.
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City of Turku school and day care during the corona situation
You'll find information relating to day-care, schools and institutes under Teaching and Day-care section.
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Expertise for partner schools throughout Southwestern Finland
STEAM Turku is the science and technology path of the City of Turku Education Division, combining early childhood, basic and upper secondary level education and providing countless opportunities to children and young people of different ages. There is a personal path for everyone into the world of science and technology.
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Free-of-charge 20-hour early childhood education trial for 5-year-old children
Five-year-old children born in 2013 will be provided with free-of-charge early childhood education in Turku as part of a trial programme for the entire year running from 1 August 2018 to 31 July 2019.
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Learn about the Education Division!
Do you know how many day care units there are in Turku, or how many languages are spoken in Turku schools as mother tongues? And what on earth is Tuubi? Download the brand new general brochure or browse it on your mobile device!
Outdoor exercise facilities are open
15.04.2021
COVID-19 infections are decreasing, the infection rates peaked in March
In Turku, 151 coronavirus infections were recorded on week 14 (April 5–11, 2021). The incidence of coronavirus in Turku is currently 195/100,000/14 days (13 April 2021). The percentage of tracked cases was 75% on week 14. The number of new COVID-19 infections is decreasing significantly. Exposures are still most common in the same households, close circles, and workplaces.
Book the visit in advance
07.04.2021
Free museum admission for young people!
The Museum Centre of Turku is offering free museum admission for all young people between the ages of 12 and 29 to the Pharmacy Museum and the Qwensel House, the Biological Museum, Turku Castle and WAM. The free admission campaign will run until 31 May 2021. Museum visits must be booked in advance.
Investigation continues
22.03.2021
Approximately 10 new coronavirus infections among international exchange students in Turku
New coronavirus infections have been detected among international exchange students in higher education in Turku. Student quarantines continue.
First food aid delivery on 19 March
19.03.2021
City of Turku to Arrange Food Aid for International Exchange Students Ordered into Isolation
Approximately 70 international exchange students with coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into isolation and a few hundred students exposed to coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into quarantine by decision of Chief Physician for Infectious Diseases.
Outdoor exercise facilities are open
15.04.2021
COVID-19 infections are decreasing, the infection rates peaked in March
In Turku, 151 coronavirus infections were recorded on week 14 (April 5–11, 2021). The incidence of coronavirus in Turku is currently 195/100,000/14 days (13 April 2021). The percentage of tracked cases was 75% on week 14. The number of new COVID-19 infections is decreasing significantly. Exposures are still most common in the same households, close circles, and workplaces.
Book the visit in advance
07.04.2021
Free museum admission for young people!
The Museum Centre of Turku is offering free museum admission for all young people between the ages of 12 and 29 to the Pharmacy Museum and the Qwensel House, the Biological Museum, Turku Castle and WAM. The free admission campaign will run until 31 May 2021. Museum visits must be booked in advance.
Investigation continues
22.03.2021
Approximately 10 new coronavirus infections among international exchange students in Turku
New coronavirus infections have been detected among international exchange students in higher education in Turku. Student quarantines continue.
First food aid delivery on 19 March
19.03.2021
City of Turku to Arrange Food Aid for International Exchange Students Ordered into Isolation
Approximately 70 international exchange students with coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into isolation and a few hundred students exposed to coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into quarantine by decision of Chief Physician for Infectious Diseases.
Kouluterveydenhuollon asiakkaat
02.03.2021
Changes in the school and student health care coronavirus helpline service as of 1 March 2021
As of 1 March 2021, the school and student health care coronavirus helpline will only serve comprehensive school students. Upper secondary school students and vocational school students may use the centralised student health care appointment booking number: 02 266 1570. Omaolo service offers you an opportunity to get tested.
Congratulations!
18.01.2021
Team from Turku Selected as Winner of the Beyond 2030 Challenge Science Competition
The winning team of the Beyond 2030 Challenge science competition organised by the City of Turku and Bayer Nordic is Voittamattomat (“the Invincibles”) from Turun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun lukio (Turun Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu Upper Secondary School). The winners were awarded in the award gala organised on 14 January.
01.12.2020
Upper secondary education in Turku proceeds to distance teaching for the rest of 2020 – recommendation on wearing masks in upper comprehensive schools will be extended
The regional corona prevention group of Southwest Finland issued new recommendations and restrictions on Tuesday 1 December to prevent the spreading of coronavirus. Decisions concerning the City of Turku Education Division have already been made.
Operating could start 2024
10.11.2020
Procurement of the Turku International School was suspended – the school’s future location may after all be Itäharju
Due to the city’s current economic situation and the higher than expected costs connected to the procurement, the City Board of Turku has decided to suspend the procurement of the International School, which was planned to be established at the Sirkkala barracks. The City Board made the decision in its meeting on 9 November.
Outdoor exercise facilities are open
15.04.2021
COVID-19 infections are decreasing, the infection rates peaked in March
In Turku, 151 coronavirus infections were recorded on week 14 (April 5–11, 2021). The incidence of coronavirus in Turku is currently 195/100,000/14 days (13 April 2021). The percentage of tracked cases was 75% on week 14. The number of new COVID-19 infections is decreasing significantly. Exposures are still most common in the same households, close circles, and workplaces.
Book the visit in advance
07.04.2021
Free museum admission for young people!
The Museum Centre of Turku is offering free museum admission for all young people between the ages of 12 and 29 to the Pharmacy Museum and the Qwensel House, the Biological Museum, Turku Castle and WAM. The free admission campaign will run until 31 May 2021. Museum visits must be booked in advance.
Investigation continues
22.03.2021
Approximately 10 new coronavirus infections among international exchange students in Turku
New coronavirus infections have been detected among international exchange students in higher education in Turku. Student quarantines continue.
First food aid delivery on 19 March
19.03.2021
City of Turku to Arrange Food Aid for International Exchange Students Ordered into Isolation
Approximately 70 international exchange students with coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into isolation and a few hundred students exposed to coronavirus have been ordered or will be ordered into quarantine by decision of Chief Physician for Infectious Diseases.
Kouluterveydenhuollon asiakkaat
02.03.2021
Changes in the school and student health care coronavirus helpline service as of 1 March 2021
As of 1 March 2021, the school and student health care coronavirus helpline will only serve comprehensive school students. Upper secondary school students and vocational school students may use the centralised student health care appointment booking number: 02 266 1570. Omaolo service offers you an opportunity to get tested.
Congratulations!
18.01.2021
Team from Turku Selected as Winner of the Beyond 2030 Challenge Science Competition
The winning team of the Beyond 2030 Challenge science competition organised by the City of Turku and Bayer Nordic is Voittamattomat (“the Invincibles”) from Turun Suomalaisen Yhteiskoulun lukio (Turun Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu Upper Secondary School). The winners were awarded in the award gala organised on 14 January.
01.12.2020
Upper secondary education in Turku proceeds to distance teaching for the rest of 2020 – recommendation on wearing masks in upper comprehensive schools will be extended
The regional corona prevention group of Southwest Finland issued new recommendations and restrictions on Tuesday 1 December to prevent the spreading of coronavirus. Decisions concerning the City of Turku Education Division have already been made.
Operating could start 2024
10.11.2020
Procurement of the Turku International School was suspended – the school’s future location may after all be Itäharju
Due to the city’s current economic situation and the higher than expected costs connected to the procurement, the City Board of Turku has decided to suspend the procurement of the International School, which was planned to be established at the Sirkkala barracks. The City Board made the decision in its meeting on 9 November.