Foreign students are provided with preparatory teaching for basic education. The preparatory teaching is attended by all non-Finnish speaking students.

Usually, a student attends preparatory teaching for one school year and then starts at the school of his or her residential area. Preparatory teaching for basic education is provided annually at various times by different schools.

We use only the online registration for preparatory class. Unfortunately the first 2 steps are still on Finnish, we are working on it, https://jyvaskyla.inschool.fi/browsecourses

1. Choose + valmistavaan opetukseen ilmoittautuminen and click it to the shopping basket
2. Press the shopping basket and press green button Ilmoittaudu/Hakeudu (register/apply)
3. Press Hyväksy/Jatka (I agree/Continue)
4. Fill the form.

We provide as well heritage language lessons i.e. mother tongue lessons in  28 different languages . Mother tongue lessons or heritage language will be arranged for students whose mother tongue/heritage language (or the language they speak in addition to their mother tongue) is not Finnish. Lessons will also be arranged for Finnish students who have lived abroad for a significant amount of time and wish to upkeep the learned foreign language. The lessons can only be arranged if at the beginning of the semester the teaching group includes a minimum of four students and a teacher, who is qualified to teach the language. The registrationform can be found here.

When I have received registration, I can inform you more about the school start. it takes at the moment at least 2 weeks, to organise the school place, because all groups are full. 

In the 2024-2025 academic year prepatory teaching will be provided in the following schools:

Classes 1-4 Kangasvuori comprehensive school, teacher Heini Kuusisto 
Classes 1-6 Keltinmäki school, teacher Johanna Särkkä 
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school /Group 1, teacher Ida Peri (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school/ Group 2, teacher Laura Honka(Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kuokkala comprehensive school, teacher Mervi Mikkonen, (Group is full)
Classes 7-9 Kuokkala comprehensive school, Paula Oksanen (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Lohikoski school, teacher Outi Vanhatalo 
Classes 7-9 Viitaniemi school, teacher Susanna Halonen

In the 2023-2024 academic year prepatory teaching will be provided in the following schools:

Classes 1-4 Kangasvuori comprehensive school, teacher Heini Kuusisto (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Keltinmäki school, teacher Johanna Särkkä (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school /Group 1, teacher Jenny Riivali (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school/ Group 2, teacher Laura Honka(Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kuokkala comprehensive school, teacher Mervi Mikkonen, (Group is full)
Classes 7-9 Kuokkala comprehensive school, Paula Oksanen (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Lohikoski school, teacher Outi Vanhatalo (Group is full)
Classes 7-9 Viitaniemi school, teacher Susanna Halonen (Group is full)
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit,teacher Paula Penttinen
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Natalia Karamzina
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Tuomas Pesonen
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Pirita Padatsu
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Sirkku Ingervo
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher 
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Johanna Raimi
Classes X Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit,


In the 2023-2024 academic year prepatory teaching will be provided in the following schools:

In the 2022-2023 academic year prepatory teaching will be provided in the following schools:

Classes 1-4 Kangasvuori comprehensive school, teacher Irma Korkeaniemi
Classes 1-6 Keljonkangas comprehensive school, Teacher Anni Hämäläinen (11.4.2022-31.3.2023) (Group is full)
Classes 9, Keljonkangas comprehensive school, teacher Johanna Särkkä (11.4.2022-31.3.2023)
Classes 1-6 Keltinmäki school, /Group 1 teacher Elina Kautto (11.4.2022-31.3.2023) (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Keltinmäki school/Group 2, teacher Merja Penttinen, (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school /Group 1, teacher Ida Peri, (Group is full)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school/ Group 2, teacher Laura Honka 5.6.2022-31.3.2023, (Group is full)
Classes 1-4 Kuokkala comprehensive school, teacher Mervi Mikkonen, (Group is full)
Classes 5-9 Kuokkala comprehensive school, Paula Oksanen
Classes 1-6 Lohikoski school, teacher Erna Suurtari (19.4.2022-31.3.2023)(Group is full)
Classes 7-9 Viitaniemi school, teacher Susanna Halonen (Group is full)
Classes 0-1 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Aino Ikonen-Luoma-aho
Classes 1 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Heini Kuusisto
Classes 1 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Paula Penttinen
Classes 2 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Natalia Karamzina
Classes 3 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Tuomas Pesonen
Classes 4 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Sofia Korpela
Classes 5 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Tuomas Pesonen
Classes 6 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Pirita Padatsu
Classes 7 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Henry Lightfoot
Classes 7 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Mikko Laitinen
Classes 8 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Outi Vanhatalo
Classes 8 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Niina Linnanmäki
Classes 9 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Maria Rautio
Classes 9 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Tiina Autio
Classes 8-9 Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacher Antti Soikkeli (19.1.2023-)
Classes XX Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unit, teacherNina Elonsuo (9.1.2023-
Classes XX Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unitLaura Siltala (9.1.2023-
Classes XX Viitaniemi school, Voionmaankatu unitVirpi-Maria Kivinen. (9.1.2023-

The registration to the preparatory classes pia.barlund[at]jyvaskyla.fi

In the 2021-2022 academic year prepatory teaching was provided in the following schools:

Classes 1-4 Kangasvuori comprehensive school, teacher Irma Korkeaniemi
Classes 2-6 Keljonkangas comprehensive school, Teacher Anni Hämäläinen (11.4.2022-)
Classes 7-9, Keljonkangas comprehensive school, teacher Johanna Särkkä (11.4.2022-)
Classes 1-6 Keltinmäki school, teacher Elina Kautto (11.4.2022-)
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school /Group 1, teacher Laura Honka, vs. 1.8.2021-3.6.2022 (Ida Peri vv. 1.8.2021-3.6.2022) 
Classes 1-6 Kortepohja comprehensive school/ Group 2 Aino Huttu 11.4.2022-4.6.2022, Laura Honka 5.6.2022-31.3.2023
Classes 1-4 Kuokkala comprehensive school, teacher Mervi Mikkonen
Classes 5-9 Kuokkala comprehensive school, teacher vs. Mervi Huisman 9.8.2021-31.7.2022
Classes 1-6 Lohikoski school, teacher Erna Suurtari (19.4.2022-)
classes 7-9 Viitaniemi school, teacher Susanna Halonen