Director of Basic Education

Juha Nurmi

Director of Basic Education+358 50 3725852juha.nurmi(at)espoo.fi

Superintendents of schools

Leena Lakovaara

Superintendent of Schools (Espoonlahti)+358 43 8255102leena.lakovaara(at)espoo.fi

Kaisa Alaviiri

Superintendent of Schools (Central and Northern Espoo)+358 43 8254965kaisa.alaviiri(at)espoo.fi

Kari Kotiniemi

Superintendent of Schools (Leppävaara)+358 50 5253687kari.kotiniemi(at)espoo.fi

Sariminna Solala

Superintendent of Schools (Matinkylä-Olari and Tapiola)+358 43 8254966sariminna.solala(at)espoo.fi

Communications

Development

Asko Lippo

Development Manager+358 43 8257554asko.lippo(at)espoo.fi

Kirsi Antikainen

Secretary+358 40 1986343kirsi.antikainen(at)espoo.fi

Secretary of  the Director of Basic Education, arrangements for the professional development courses of teachers and principals.

Petra Bilund

Secretary+358 40 6394167petra.bilund(at)espoo.fi

Secretary of the Superintendents of Shcools

Katia Kraatz

School Secretary+358 40 6368310katia.kraatz(at)espoo.fi

Maarit Piipponen

School Secretary+358 43 8271048maarit.piipponen(at)espoo.fi

Jaana Hattunen

School Secretary+358 40 6343652jaana.hattunen(at)espoo.fi

Tuija Tyrväinen

School Secretary+358 40 6343656tuija.a.tyrvainen(at)espoo.fi

Tuija Ifode

School Secretary+358 40 6343656tuija.ifode(at)espoo.fi

Education Support

Miia Loisa-Turunen

Education Support Manager+358 50 3253252miia.loisa-turunen(at)espoo.fi

Jaana Jortikka

Secretaryjaana.jortikka(at)espoo.fi

Special education services

erityinentuki(at)espoo.fi

Support for learning and school-going, applying for special support, decision-making, advice.

Please contact primarily the principal of the school in matters of special education.

For information on special education services, you can contact our education planners via email erityinentuki@espoo.fi and by phone from Tuesday to Thursday between 13:00 and 15:00, tel. +358 40 6343332

Guidance in special education services is currently congested, so responses may take longer than usual. Please contact us primarily by email. 

School transportation and transportation benefits

+358 9 81621

In school transportation and transportation benefits related issues, please contact us primarily by email koulukuljetukset@espoo.fi.

Afternoon activities

+358 9 81621iltapaivatoiminta(at)espoo.fi

Guidance and applications for afternoon activities

Outi Karpasuo

Coordinator+358 9 81621outi.karpasuo(at)espoo.fi

Morning, afternoon and holiday care for disabled and autistic children

Multicultural Education Services

Own mother tongue instruction

omanaidinkielenilmoittautuminen(at)espoo.fi

Giedre Soinio

Manager of Multicultural Education Services+358 46 8771312giedre.soinio(at)espoo.fi

Sheena Kopsala

Planner+358 40 6365483sheena.kopsala(at)espoo.fi

Coordination for pupils' own mother tongue instruction

Siiri Kerma

Planner+358 40 6369328siiri.kerma(at)espoo.fi

Päivi Kakko

Planner+358 43 8273103paivi.kakko(at)espoo.fi

Advice on preparatory education for basic education for immigrants, group-based fixed-term education for immigrants and linguistically aware education.

Sara Takala

Planner+358 40 6343884sara.takala(at)espoo.fi

Tiina Nenye

Planner+358 40 6393606tiina.nenye(at)espoo.fi

Religion and ethnic studies

Ilham Hamdouni

Coordinator+358 46 8773293ilham.hamdouni(at)espoo.fi

Pupil admission to preparatory education for basic education and guidance

Mary Tran

Coordinator+358 40 6343469mary.tran(at)espoo.fi

Abdulkadir Abshir

Cultural instructor+358 46 8773292abdulkadir.abshir(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Somali.

Abla El Ouahabi

Cultural instructor+358 43 8273378abla2.elouahabi(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Arabic.

Manuchehr Salimi

Cultural instructor+358 43 8253846manuchehr.salimi(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Persian (Dari/Farsi) and Kurdish (Sorani).

Yuliia Korniushyna

Cultural instructor+358 40 6342980yuliia.korniushyna(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Ukrainian.

Alhajji Yehya

Cultural instructor+358 40 6343631alhajji.yehya(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Arabic.

Viktoria Nyrhinen

Cultural instructor+358 40 6344246viktoria.nyrhinen(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Russian.

Nonglak Yingsuksantisuk

Cultural Instructor+358 40 6343657nonglak.yingsuksantisuk(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Thai.

Hui Tian-Hänninen

Cultural instructor+358 40 6343658hui.tian-hanninen(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Chinese.

Shqipe Muharremi

Cultural instructor+358 40 6343685shqipe.muharremi(at)espoo.fi

Cultural instructor in Albanian.

Liisa Manninen

Project Expert+358 40 6343468liisa.manninen(at)espoo.fi

Meliora -project

Ilona Korpelainen

Project Coordinator+358 40 6344421ilona.korpelainen(at)espoo.fi

Meliora -project

Administrative Services

Tero Latvala

Manager of Administrative Services+358 43 8265256

Sara Raitala

Coordinator+358 40 5070817

Enrolment in comprehensive school (grades 1-9) and school admission

Jemina Sirviö

Expert of Pupil Administration+358 43 8265234

Directives, alignments and decisions, requests for pupil catchment rectifications

Teea Kankaanpää

Education planner+358 43 8268412

Support for schools and coordination of assessment in basic education, insurance and compensation for damages

Hanna Selesniemi

Education planner+358 40 6369496

Support for schools and coordination of assessment in basic education, insurance and compensation for damages

Jani Ahvenainen

System Specialist+358 40 5067601

Primus-Wilma-Kurre systems development

Jyri Welling

Digital planner+358 40 6343022

Primus-Wilma-Kurre systems development

Education Development

Riina Plosila

Education Development Manager+358 46 8773184

Minna Kukkonen

Pedagogical ICT-Expert+358 43 8246220

Leena Palokangas

Pedagogical ICT-Expert+358 50 3603394

Annu Alikoski

Pedagogical Expert+358 40 6343045

Curriculums

Noora Lybeck

Pedagogical expert+358 40 6344037noora.lybeck(at)espoo.fi

Aino Pietarinen

Project Coordinator+358 40 6365696

My suburb – the best suburb! project coordination

Mervi Salminen

Project Coordinator+358 40 6343992mervi.salminen(at)espoo.fi