Espoo International School

School year 2025-2026 

Autumn term begins on 7 August 2025 and ends 20 December 2025.

• Autumn holiday: 13 October 2025 – 17 October 2025
• Christmas holiday: 22 December 2025 – 6 January 2026

Spring term begins on 7 January 2026 and ends on 30 May 2026.

• Winter holiday: 16 February 2026 – 20 February 2026.

More information about studies at EIS:

MYP at EIS

EIS for students and parents

EIS Academic Year Guide 2025-2026(external link, opens in a new window)

EIS offers basic education for pupils in grades 1-9. The education follows the Finnish National Core curriculum, The municipal curriculum of Espoo and Espoo International School curriculum 2016. The main language of instruction is English and is meant for children whose mother tongue is English, who speak the language fluently due to an international background or who otherwise have obtained an adequate command of English.

EIS is also an International Baccalaureate (IB) authorized school. We offer the IB Middle Years Programme (MYP) within a three-year period to grade 7-9 pupils. Furthermore, EIS provides pupils with the knowledge, skills and linguistic abilities required for further education in English. For more information, see MYP at EIS .

Information about student life at EIS can be found at EIS for Student and Parents

At EIS all students must study Finnish and English language (English is A1-language, that starts from the 1st grade). From the 6th grade pupils start studying B1-language, Swedish. In addition to mandatory Finnish, English and Swedish studies, we offer elective/voluntary studies in Spanish or French (A2-language, starts in the 4th grade) and in German, Spanish and Russian language (B2-language: starts in the 8th grade).

Espoo International School Curriculum(external link, opens in a new window)

Pupil welfare supports the learning and wellbeing of children in the daily life of the school. It promotes collaboration between home and school.

Individual pupil welfare services refer to the school social officer, psychologist and school health care services available in all schools in Espoo. Communal pupil welfare is preventive, multi-professional and supports the whole community.

More information of Student Welfare on Espoo City website.

Anti-bullying support plan at Espoo International School.

More information about means of preventing, intervening in and following up on bullying can be found on Espoo City "Together against bullying"-website.

Afternoon activities

Espoo organizes afternoon activities for pupils in grades 1-2 and for pupils requiring special support after the school day. Afternoon group activities in schools are organized by schools, organizations and private service providers. More information on Espoo City website.

Cooperation between home and school supports the education and upbringing of the pupils and builds mutual trust. The collaboration is appreciative, diverse and active educational partnership. It adds also safety and well-being and prevents bullying. The school takes initiative in building collaboration and develops its prerequisites. It is a shared responsibility to collaborate.

Wilma is an electronic service used in Espoo to assist in the interaction between home and school. In Wilma, guardians can monitor the study attainments of pupils and students, view and clarify absences, send messages to teachers, read messages sent by teachers and follow notices sent by the school. Pupils and students use Wilma to select courses, monitor their attainments, read notices and communicate with teachers. Teachers enter evaluations and absences into Wilma and communicate with students and guardians.

Activities of parent associations and classroom committees promotes collaboration between guardians and gives opportunities to learn to know one another. As result of the collaboration, theme days, events, shows and work parties have been arranged in many schools. Guardians are encouraged to participate in and develop the school's operating culture.

The schools in Espoo have either school-specific boards or boards shared by several schools. The duties of the school board focus on supporting the school and maintaining good cooperation and a safe study environment. The school board, for example, approves the school curriculum and school year plan. The school board includes pupils’ parents and representatives of school staff. In middle schools and unified comprehensive schools, representatives of pupils also participate in board work. The school board is elected for two years at a time. The board’s duties and authority are described in further detail in the City of Espoo’s administrative regulations.

Mailing address: P.O.BOX 3343, 02070 City of Espoo

School address: Lillhemtintie 1, 02250 Espoo

All teachers email-addresses are of the form: firstname.lastname@opetus.espoo.fi

Please note:

All school admission queries should be directed to the school Principal.

All enquiries about substitute teaching positions should be directed to the Vice Principal.

All enquiries about student teaching and internships should be directed to Greg Cowan. (more information: Student teacher process at EIS(external link, opens in a new window))

Anne-Marie Rapo, tel. +358 50 3432460, anne-marie.rapo(at)espoo.fi

Maija Burton, tel. +358 40 6393753, maija.burton(at)espoo.fi

Satu Kuokkanen, tel. +358 9 81639124, satu.kuokkanen(at)espoo.fi

Jay Thompson, tel. +358 43 8252091

Greg Cowan, greg.cowan(at)opetus.espoo.fi

Essi Suominen, tel. +358 40 6365193

Liina Airaksinen

Sebastiao Teatini

Justina Gimbutiené, tel. +358 40 6344132

Milja Moilanen, tel. +358 40 1527477, milja.moilanen(at)luvn.fi

Laura Honkasalo, tel. +358 40 6104576, laura.honkasalo(at)luvn.fi

Emmi Riihiranta-Laine, tel. +358 43 8246447, emmi.riihiranta-laine(at)luvn.fi

Zaida Montin, tel. +358 40 1930211, zaida.montin(at)luvn.fi