Culture path for upper secondary education

The culture path for upper secondary education pilot program, which ran in Espoo from 2023 to 2026, offered free arts and cultural experiences to upper secondary education schools and student groups in Espoo. The pilot program has ended for the time being. As of August 2026, the Espoo Ciné festival program is still available for booking, and previously scheduled visits will take place as usual. Upper secondary schools and student groups may continue to use cultural services at their own expense.

If you have any questions, please contact us at kulttuurikasvatus@espoo.fi.

For group lessons

EMMA – Espoo Museum of Modern Art: a recording and an independent visit to the museum

With the upper secondary education KULPS materials of EMMA, students learn about art and design through their own experiences and thoughts. Important themes include using art to influence something, expression, emotions, well-being, and responsibility and sustainability.

The entity consists of three parts: a video to be watched in advance, an independent museum visit, and exercises.

Duration: 60–90 min.

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English

Location: the recording and exercises are not tied to any location. The museum visit takes place in EMMA, Ahertajantie 5, 02070 Espoo.

Follow this link to see the video and the exercises.(external link, opens in a new window)

Downloadable files

Espoo Museum of Modern Arts exercises PDF. 85 kB.pdf

Dance Theatre Glims & Gloms: Tanssi ammattina (‘Dance as a profession’) recording

Welcome to a tour of what happens behind the scenes at the Dance Theatre Glims & Gloms. Your guide is dancer Kasperi Kolehmainen, who completed his civil service at Glims & Gloms. He will tell you about the coming performances, such as the Bach project. You will get to follow training sessions and see glimpses of the Glims & Gloms programme. You will also get to learn about the building blocks and methods of choreography.

Duration: 15–20 minutes

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English.

Further information: Watching the recording requires a computer or smartphone. The recording can also be projected onto a large screen.

Accessibility: The videos are in Finnish, subtitles are available in English and Swedish. On YouTube, the video can be slowed down for viewing.

Location: A virtual recording at dance theatre's website(external link, opens in a new window).

Downloadable files

Glims & Gloms Dance Company´s excercises PDF. 94 kB.pdf

Espoo City Theatre: The Teatteri taidemuotona (‘Theatre as an art form’) recording

The Espoo City Theatre recording dives into theatre as an art form and finds answers to what theatre is and what happens within theatre. We go over the different forms of performance art, such as drama, circus and dance. We examine the role that audience and viewers have in a performance: what participating in the performances feels like, what kinds of thoughts and emotions theatre can awaken. The study material supports independent contemplation.

Duration: 20 min

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English

Accessibility: Subtitles for the video are available in Finnish, Swedish and English. Information is supported with samples of the performances and other visual material.

Location: The video and study material are available on the theatre website(external link, opens in a new window). If you want to show the video without an internet connection, you can ask Ilana Sella for the file (ilana.sella@espoonteatteri.fi).

Downloadable files

& Espoo Theatre´s exercises PDF. 91 kB.pdf

Gallen-Kallela Museum: Akseli Gallen-Kallela's Art and the Tarvaspää Video

What themes can be found in Akseli Gallen-Kallela's art? What do you feel when you arrive at Tarvaspää, home to the Gallen-Kallela Museum? Why is the local nature important to the museum? In the video, we talk about the artist Akseli Gallen-Kallela, his art, and the Tarvaspää studio in Espoo, where the Gallen-Kallela Museum is located. The video also includes art and archival images from the collections of the Gallen-Kallela Museum and other contributors.

Duration: About 17 minutes

Languages: Finnish, Swedish, English.

Accessibility and Inclusivity: The video is spoken in Finnish, and subtitled in English and Swedish. Select subtitles on YouTube.

Location: The video and educational material are available on the museum's website.(external link, opens in a new window)

Downloadable files

Gallen-Kallela Museum´s exercises PDF. 92 Kt.

Culture path for upper secondary education

For group lessons

Digital culture materials