Enrolment in pre-primary education, first grade and lower secondary school begins on 8 January 2025

Enrolment in pre-primary education for the 2025–2026 school year takes place from 8 to 20 January 2025 by submitting an electronic application in the eVaka service at espoonvarhaiskasvatus.fi(external link, opens in a new window). You can log in to the service by identifying yourself through suomi.fi, which requires bank credentials or a mobile certificate.

Pre-primary education in Espoo for children born in 2019 begins on 7 August 2025. Pre-primary education is free of charge and is provided in day-care centres and schools Mon–Fri from 09:00 to 13:00.

More detailed enrolment instructions and information on pre-primary education places can be found on the website for pre-primary education.

If you have questions about applying for pre-primary education or you need help filling in the application, you can contact Early Childhood Education Service Guidance. The contact details can be found at the end of this page. You can also get support for filling out the application in eVaka from Espoo-info.

Assistance is also available at the Hello Espoo Info for foreign-language residents at the Iso Omena Service Centre. Make sure to bring your own device (phone/computer). You will be able to log in to eVaka with your bank credentials or a mobile certificate. Check the opening hours of Hello Espoo Info here.

Service specialists from the Finnish Early Childhood Education Service Guidance will be at Hello Espoo Info to help guardians with the online application on Thursday, 9 January 2025 from 09:30 to 15:00 and on Wednesday, 15 January 2025 from 09:30 to 15:00. Service specialists from Swedish Early Childhood Education will be present at Hello Espoo Info on Wednesday, 15 January 2025 from 13:00 to 16:00. 

Guardians must enrol their children born in 2018 in the first grade of comprehensive school. Enrolment will be open on Wilma from 8 to 20 January 2025. The children whose school start has been postponed in the school year 2024–2025 shall be enrolled in the first grade on Wilma during the enrolment period. The 2025–2026 school year begins on Thursday, 7 August 2025.

All guardians of school newcomers in Espoo will receive a letter by post at the turn of the year. The letter will contain a key code to create personal Wilma credentials and the brochure “Welcome to school!”

More information on enrolling in the first grade:

• In Finnish-language basic education
  • Enrolment instructions and information on the different types of education
  • See the video instructions on how to enrol in school. The video instructions for enrolling in school are available in Finnish and nine other languages.
• In Swedish-language basic education
  • Grundläggande utbildning 
  • Välkommen till skolan!

If the child is able to study in both Finnish and Swedish, the guardians may choose which education to enrol the child in.

Finnish-language basic education

Enrolment in the seventh grade of basic education takes place on Wilma from 8 to 15 January 2025. Assistance with enrolment is available from the child’s current school. Guardians will receive a reminder of the application period from their child’s school in the form of a Wilma message.

Information about enrolling in lower secondary school can be found on this page.

Swedish-language basic education

The decision on the school to which Espoo sixth-graders will be placed for the seventh grade will be made and published on Wilma by 14 February 2025. The decision can be found under the tab “Applications and decisions”. The future school will be determined on the basis of the school where the pupil is attending sixth grade.

If you have any questions, you can contact us by email: skolanmalan@esbo.fi.

Finnish-language basic education offers a variety of different types of weighted-curriculum education. Read more about the options and application deadlines for weighted-curriculum education.

The application period for afternoon activities in Finnish-language basic education in Espoo is from 25 April to 11 May 2025. The afternoon activities are open for applications from pupils in the 1st and 2nd grades and pupils with a special support decision. Applications are made electronically on Wilma. 

If you have any questions about Finnish-language afternoon activities, you can contact us by e-mail at: iltapaivatoiminta@espoo.fi

More information on Finnish-language afternoon activities can be found on this page. 

The application period for afternoon activities in Swedish-language basic education in Espoo is from 8 January to 30 April 2025. The afternoon activities are open for applications from pupils in the 1st and 2nd grades and pupils with a special support decision. Applications are made electronically on Wilma.

If you have any questions about Swedish-language afternoon activities, you can contact us by e-mail at: eftis@esbo.fi or by telephone: +358 9 81627600 on weekdays from 8 to 20 January 2025 10:00–11:00.  

Further information on Swedish-language afternoon activities.