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School menus can be found in Finnish on the web pages of Kaarea:
- Menus for primary schools (menu.kaarea.fi in Finnish)
- Menus for secondary schools and upper secondary schools (menu.kaarea.fi in Finnish)
Parents have the primary responsibility in the upbringing of their child. The school is responsible for the child’s teaching and bringing up as a member of the school community. The task of the school is to provide the parents or guardians information so that they can follow and promote the learning and school attendance of their children.
The law on basic education obligates schools to co-operate with homes. The co-operation may be related to:
- the learning of the child
- evaluation
- writing a curriculum
- developing the operations of the school
Support for learning and growth is part of high quality basic education. Support for learning and school attendance is available for all students. Forms of support include the student’s pedagogical support, guidance and student welfare. The student has a right for early, systematic and proactive support. The support received by the student must be flexible, persevering, and it must transform according to the student’s needs. Different forms of support can be used singly or in conjunction with others so that they complement each other.
Through Youth Services young persons can go to Europe to do voluntary service, and European young persons can come to Turku, respectively.
NuortenTurku is an information and guidance service for those under the age of 29.
In NuortenTurku you can search for information by yourself or with help from an employee. During opening hours you can visit either with or without an appointment. You can also send your questions via e-mail, Facebook, WhatsApp, or call us by phone.
Examples of matters that NuortenTurku can help you with:
Work and Livelihood includes services for unemployed residents of Turku. The aim of the services is to help people find employment and to secure their minimum income.
The services include counselling and guidance in finding employment, as well as rehabilitative work activities. Debt counsellors assist private households or small entrepreneurs with problems related to incurring of debt.
Ohjaamo of Turku collects several services meant for under 30-year-olds under one roof. Ohjaamo is a low-threshold service point in the centre of Turku. It offers employment and rehabilitation services, as well as information and guidance services for young people, among other things. You can come to us without referrals and free of charge. You can also take a friend or an adult with you if you want. Welcome!
From Ohjaamo you can get:
The Youth Committee makes decisions about grants for organizations and youth activity groups as well as about various youth facility and camp site fees among other things.
Turku’s Youth Committee consists of 13 adult members and an equal number of vice members chosen by the City Council.
The presenting official for the committee is Director of Recreation Division Minna Sartes. The secretary of the committee is Outi Kari-Granfors.
Preschools and Comprehensive schools (basic education)
2023–2024
Autumn term: Thu 10 Aug– Fri 22 Dec 2023
- Autumn vacation: Mon 16 Oct – Sun 22 Oct 2023
- Finland’s Independence day: Wed 6 Dec 2023
- Christmas holiday: Sat 23 Dec 2023 – Sun 7 Jan 2024
Spring term: Mon 8 Jan – Sat 1 Jun 2024
- Winter vacation: Mon 19 Feb – Sun 25 Feb 2024
- Good Friday: Fri 29 Mar 2024
- Easter Monday: Mon 1 Apr 2024
- May Day: Wed 1 May 2024
- Ascension Day: Thu 9 May 2024
2024–2025
Autumn term: Thu 8 Aug– Fri 20 Dec 2024
- Autumn vacation: Mon 14 Oct –
Freetime in Turku - Affordable culture and sports for students!
The services organise and develop the city's education and teaching services. The services consist of six (6) service areas:
- Joint services
- Early childhood education and care
- Basic education
- General upper secondary education and adult education
- Vocational education
- Swedish language education and training
The director of the Education services is Timo Jalonen.