Karakallion koulu
Karakallio school is located in Karakallio, Espoo. Our school offers mainstream education, music weighted education, smaller group education for those with special needs in education as well as flexible basic education (JOPO).
Karakallion koulu is a Finnish-speaking school for pupils from 7th to 9th grade. Read more about it in Finnish or check out Espoo’s English-speaking schools.
Our school is located in the middle of Espoo in Karakallio. We have approximately 460 pupils and 45 teachers. Our school offers mainstream education, music weighted education, smaller group education for those with special needs in education, as well as flexible basic education (JOPO).
Karakallion koulu
Music weighted education
Karakallio school has music weighted classes on every grade. 6th graders can apply for music weighted education in high school in January.
More information on weighted curriculum education can be found on Espoo city´s website: https://www.espoo.fi/en/childcare-and-education/comprehensive-education/school-admissions/weighted-curriculum-education/other-options-weighted-curriculum-education
Applying for music weighted education for 6th graders
Karakallio school organizes an information event at the school auditorium on Wednesday 10th of January at 18:00. The event is meant for 6th graders (next year´s 7th graders) and their guardians.
Application time for music weighted education is from 9th of January to 16th of January. A personal invitation to the entrance exam will be emailed to the applicants guardian immediately after application time closes. Entrance exams will be held between 22th of January and 26th of January.
We welcome you our information event to get to know Karakallio school´s music weighted classes!
Musicals and concerts
Music weighted classes organize musicals and concerts:
- Wed 20.12.2023 Music classes perform Christmas songs at at Karakallio School at 18:30
- Sun 7.4.2024 Classes 9A and 9B perform a musical at Karakallio School at 15:00 and 18:00
- Thu 16.5.2024 Classes 7A, 7B and 8A perform a concert at Karakallio School at 18:30
Please note that there might be changes in the schedule. The musicals and concerts will be organized if the circumstances allow it. If necessary, the performances can be be changed into a different form, for example by using technology.
Term dates and holidays
Term dates and holidays can be found here on Espoo city´s website: https://www.espoo.fi/en/term-dates-and-holidays-schools-and-early-childhood-education
Curriculum
Our school´s teaching and education are based on curriculum. Our curriculum tells how teaching is organized and how pupils study in our school. The curriculum also specifies pupil´s objectives in different subjects as well as the contents and assessment criteria of each subject. Espoo city´s and the school´s curriculum is based on the national core curriculum.
Link to Karakallio School´s curriculum (in Finnish): https://eperusteet.opintopolku.fi/#/fi/opetussuunnitelma/25401562/perusopetus/tiedot(external link, opens in a new window)
Assessment
The assessment of learning is based on the curriculum. The assessment of different subjects is explained in more detail in Wilma announcements.
Languages
A1-language: English
A2-languages: Spanish, German
B1-language: Swedish
B2-languages: Spanish, German, Russian
Music weighted classes
In our music weighted classes pupils study music 3 hours a week. Music weighted classes offer basic education with different opportunities for performing and having concerts, culminating in a musical at the end of 9th grade.
Different clubs such as orchestra, singing group and music technology support the music studies. Also bands and other groups run during recess.
You can apply for music weighted education for grades 7-9 in January during your 6th grade.
More information on weighted curriculum education on Espoo city´s webpage: https://www.espoo.fi/en/childcare-and-education/comprehensive-education/school-admissions/weighted-curriculum-education/other-options-weighted-curriculum-education
JOPO-class
Karakallio school also has a class in flexible basic education (JOPO) for 8-9 graders. In JOPO class you study alternately in school and at a workplace.
More information on flexible basic education (JOPO) on Espoo city´s webpage in Finnish and Swedish: https://www.espoo.fi/fi/kasvatus-ja-opetus/perusopetus/opiskelu-peruskoulussa/joustava-perusopetus-jopo
Absences
Guardians must ask for permission for pupil to be absent from school beforehand. For absences of 1-5 days, ask for permission from the pupil´s class teacher. For absences over 5 days, ask permission from the principal. If the pupil falls ill, inform the class teacher of the absence right away. All absences are handled via Wilma.
Discipline and rules
The school´s discipline guides everyone to having good manners and taking others into consideration.
Downloadable files
- Download file: Espoon suomenkielisen perusopetuksen tuntijako 1.8.2019 alkaen_13.5.2020.pdf.Espoon suomenkielisen perusopetuksen tuntijako 1.8.2019 alkaen_13.5.2020.pdfFile is only available in FinnishFile is only available in Finnish
- Download file: Lukuvuosiopas 2023-24.pdf.Lukuvuosiopas 2023-24.pdfFile is only available in FinnishFile is only available in Finnish
Address:
Kotkakuja 5, 02620 Espoo
Postal address:
PL 3121, 02070 ESPOON KAUPUNKI
Principal
Miia Muurinen, +358 40 1862354, miia.muurinen(at)espoo.fi
Vice-principal
Susanna Koponen, +358 40 6393026, susanna.m.koponen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
School secretary
Anna Sinisalo, +358 40 6369110, anna.sinisalo(at)espoo.fi
Teachers (subjects, classes)
Teacher´s email addresses are in form firstname.lastname@opetus.espoo.fi. You can also reach them well via Wilma.
- Erola, Milla (home economics) milla.erola(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Halme, Aki (mathematics, physics, chemistry, 9C) aki.halme(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Harve, Liisa (history, social studies) liisa.harve(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Heiskanen, Katriina (Finnish mother tongue and literature, Finnish as a second language, 7D) katriina.heiskanen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Helenius, Reetta (special needs education, 8-9I) +358 40 6366307, reetta.helenius(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Hilska, Minna (health education, history, social studies, 7F) minna.hilska(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Hoving, Jaana (music) jaana.hoving(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Häkkä, Hanna (visual arts, 8G) hanna.hakka(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Hänninen, Sini (mathematics, physics, chemistry, music, 7C) sini.hanninen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Järvelä, Paula (home economics, 9D) paula.jarvela(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Kajula, Anja (mathematics, physics, chemistry, 8E) anja.kajula(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Kauppila, Katri (Evangelical-Lutheran religion, ethics, health education, 9F) katri.e.kauppila(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Koponen, Susanna (Finnish mother tongue and literature) susanna.m.koponen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Korhonen, Malle (part-time special needs education) malle.korhonen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Laakso, Outi (English, Swedish, 7E) outi.laakso(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Lumikoivu, Kaisa (crafts, mathematics, 9B) kaisa.lumikoivu(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Miettinen, Sanna (englanti, espanja) sanna.miettinen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Mikkola, Riitta (history, social studies, Russian, 8A) riitta.mikkola(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Niemi-Nikkola, Tuulia (part-time special needs education) tuulia.niemi-nikkola(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Ovaska, Outi (crafts, mathematics) outi.ovaska(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Partanen, Hanna (English, Swedish, 9G) hanna.i.partanen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Piiroinen, Jukka (physical education, 7B) jukka.piiroinen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Rajala, Sini (English, Swedish, 8D) sini.s.rajala(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Rauhala, Mikael (mathematics, physics, chemistry, information and communications technology (ICT)) mikael.rauhala(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Salo Raine (special needs education, 8H) raine.salo(at)opetus.espoo.fi, +358 40 6343948
- Silander, Susanna (Finnish mother tongue and literature, 9A) susanna.silander(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Sohn, Kaisa (physical education, health education, 8F) kaisa.sohn(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Sola, Juha (special needs education, 9H) juha.sola(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Tolvanen, Mikko (biology, geography) mikko.tolvanen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- af Ursin, Iisa (Finnish mother tongue and literature, Finnish as a second language, 9E) iisaaf.ursin(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Uusi-Rauva, Minna (Finnish mother tongue and literature, 7A) minna.uusi-rauva(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Vesalainen, Arja (mathematics, physics, chemistry, 7H) arja.vesalainen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Vilppo, Timo (physical education, health education) timo.vilppo(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Virtanen, Tommi (mathematics, physics, chemistry, 9G) tommi.o.virtanen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Värrälä, Anne (Swedish, German, 8C) anne.varrala(at)opetus.espoo.fi
- Wallén, Emmi (special needs education, 7I) emmi.wallen(at)opetus.espoo.fi, +358 40 6343949
Guidance counsellors
Soila Saarnio, +358 40 6343946, soila.saarnio(at)espoo.fi, soila.saarnio(at)opetus.espoo.fi
Classes: 7A, 7E, 7H, 7I, 8B, 8D, 8F, 9A, 9G, 9H
Annaleena Vuorinen, +358 43 8273266, annaleena.vuorinen(at)espoo.fi
Classes: 7B, 7C, 7D, 7F, 8A, 8C, 8E, 8-9I, 9C, 9D, 9E
Salla Narinen, 040-6343962, salla.narinen(at)opetus.espoo.fi
Classes: 7G, 8G, 8H, 9B, 9F, 8-9J
You can reach the guidance counsellors best via Wilma.
Part-time special needs education
Malle Korhonen, +358 43 8267259, malle.korhonen(at)opetus.espoo.fi Classes: 7A, 7D, 7E, 7H, 8A, 8C, 8E, 8G, 9A, 9B, 9C, 9D, 9G
Tuulia Niemi-Nikkola, +358 40 6343296, tuulia.niemi-nikkola(at)opetus.espoo.fi Classes: 7B, 7C, 7F, 7G, 8B, 8D, 8F, 9E, 9F
You can reach the part-time special needs education teachers best via Wilma.
Counsellors
SKY-counsellor Kati Cooke, 040 6344439, kati.cooke(at)opetus.espoo.fi
JOPO-counsellor Joonas Tuominen, 040 6343627, joonas.tuominen(at)espoo.fi
School nurse
Anne Rantanen, +358 50 4134627, anne.rantanen(at)luvn.fi
Usually at school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays.
School social worker
Nina Sunabacka, +358 40 6533081, nina.sunabacka(at)luvn.fi
Usually at school on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
Caretaker
Karoliina Enden, +358 40 5044510, karoliina.enden(at)espoo.fi
Evening caretaker
Jari Valo, +358 43 8258178, jari.valo(at)espoo.fi
