← Back to the rankingTallinnan suomalainen koulu
Tallinn, Estonia · est. 1995 · Private
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Tallinnan suomalainen koulu (TASK, Tallinna Soome Kool in Estonian) is one of the official Finnish schools abroad, a private school run by a parents' support association. The Finnish Ministry of Education authorised it on 7 June 1995, and it opened in August 1995 with 22 pupils and two teachers. Today the school holds both Finnish and Estonian licences, follows the Finnish national curriculum and awards the Finnish basic education certificate, so after grade 9 pupils can continue in either Finland or Estonia. Levels are a one-year preschool class and basic education perusopetus grades 1 to 9; in autumn 2025, 46 children attended. There is no own upper secondary school: since 2012 Finnish upper secondary studies can be completed remotely at the partner Eiran aikuislukio with the school's support. The language of instruction and communication is Finnish; the school also teaches Estonian, English and Swedish and introduces Estonian culture. Classes are small, the atmosphere homely, and older and younger pupils often work together.
Key facts
Programmes
Finnish programme
Languages of instruction
Finnish
Languages taught
Estonian, English, Swedish
Class size
Classes are small, teaching groups are small, and some lessons are in mixed-age groups.
About the fees Fees for the preschool class and grades 1-9: 1210 EUR for the autumn and 1210 EUR for the spring term if the child has Finnish citizenship and a municipality of residence in Finland on 20 September; 1960 EUR per term with Finnish citizenship but no municipality of residence in Finland. The annual fee consists of tuition 1550 EUR, learning support services 357 EUR, lunches 513 EUR and a 1500 EUR surcharge for children without residence in Finland; it can be paid in instalments. Upper secondary: 750 EUR per term in years 1-2, 400 EUR in year 3. The sibling discount is 100 EUR per child per term for the second and further children. The fee list on the site carries no year; fees are set each year by the support association's annual meeting.
Admissions Applications are accepted all year, and pupils can join any grade, even mid-year. Priority goes to Finnish citizens temporarily living abroad; pupils also include children living in Estonia for whom Finnish is a first, second or third language. The main condition is sufficient Finnish, checked in an admission interview. Steps: online application with the latest school report (a transcript for mid-year transfers), pedagogical documents and copies of the passports of the child and the primary guardian; for preschool an early childhood education plan or a teacher's statement; an interview on site or by video if needed; a contract signed by both guardians; payment of the reservation fee; the principal decides on admission. Studying at the partner upper secondary school requires an average of at least 7,0 in academic subjects, Finnish citizenship and an address in Finland.
Stages and year groups Finnish track: a one-year preschool class (esiopetus) and basic education perusopetus grades 1-9 under the Finnish national curriculum with a local part emphasising Finnish language and culture and knowledge of Estonia; it ends with the Finnish basic education certificate, and the school has the right to award certificates. Status: authorisation from the Finnish Ministry of Education of 7 June 1995 to open a school abroad and an Estonian teaching licence (renewed from 2008 after a change in the Estonian private schools act); under a 2009 decision of the Estonian-Finnish mixed commission Finnish legislation applies to teaching and administration. There is no own lukio: since 2012 upper secondary students study remotely at Eiran aikuislukio, with the school providing a coordinator, study space, lunch and PE, and the ylioppilastutkinto exam is taken in Finland. Pupils moving on to an Estonian gymnasium after grade 9 get an intensive maths course in Estonian.
Address Pirita tee 12, 12011 Tallinn
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
OPHThe Finnish government has licensed the school to provide basic education under Finnish law, and Opetushallitus names it on its list of Finnish schools abroad: the curriculum and the certificates are Finnish.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
OPHFinnish National Agency for Education (Opetushallitus)
A Finnish school abroad: the Finnish curriculum, a Finnish government licence to provide basic education, state funding and Finnish certificates.
What the badge means for this school. This is a Finnish school abroad: the Finnish government has licensed it to provide basic education under Finnish law, and Opetushallitus names it on its list. The entry is not a quality inspection. The curriculum and the certificates are Finnish. Whom the school admits and what it charges are on its own website. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it.
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The Finnish school curriculum taught in Finnish: the basic school, perusopetus (Years 1-9), and at some schools the lukio upper-secondary school with the Finnish matriculation examination, ylioppilastutkinto.
What this means for this school. The curriculum is set by the Finnish state: the Finnish government has licensed the school to provide basic education under Finnish law, the school receives state funding and awards Finnish certificates. A child who returns to Finland carries on without switching from another system.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Art studio
Campus: Since June 2022 the school has been in its own building on Pirita tee, between the Song Festival Grounds and the sea; over its history it has moved four times. The building has a preschool classroom, primary classrooms, rooms for Swedish and Estonian, English, Finnish and history, science, music, crafts and art, home economics with a teaching kitchen, a library with group work space, a multi-purpose hall and a dining room. Lunch follows a weekly menu, and drinking water in the dining room is free. A morning and afternoon club for preschool and grades 1-3 runs Tuesday to Friday from 8:00 to 16:00. It is a day school.
Clubs and activities: Table Tennis Club · Robotics Club · Satellite Club · Band Club · Arts and Crafts Club · Language Clubs
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
✓Students per teacher or class sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: According to the staff profiles: the principal is a qualified class teacher and principal; teachers include class teachers, a special needs teacher, a teacher of Finnish language and literature, a physicist and maths teacher, a master of education in home economics, a Romance philologist; Estonian is taught by an Estonian teacher.
Staff are Finnish and Estonian professionals; the site profiles the principal and eight teachers by name. The English teacher has worked at the school for about twenty years. New teachers present a criminal record extract and a health certificate.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
·Counsellornot stated on the website
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school describes a safe learning environment and the homely atmosphere of a small school; school rules are published as a separate document. New staff present a criminal record extract and a health certificate.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)72 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data76 Value for money (6%) scored at the median74 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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