About the school
The Sweden-Finnish school in Upplands Väsby, 28 km´s north of
Stockholm, is a so called free school. It was founded by a group of Sweden-Finnish parents in 1993.
After long experimentations with Finnish classes inside the Swedish schools during the 70´s and 80´s, the final step towards the independent Finnish school was taken in the frames of the new school legislation in Sweden.
The aim of the education is active and balanced Finnish-Swedish bilingualism. On the basis of experience, it was stated that the most suitable and effective educational model, enhancing the developement of bilingualism among Sweden-Finnish migrant children, is a school of their own. The school started with the first 6 grades. Now we have 9 grades with more than 150 pupils.
For the time being, there are 10 Finnish free schools in Sweden. The educational model has no predecessors, and internationally, the schools are unique.
Stockholm, is a so called free school. It was founded by a group of Sweden-Finnish parents in 1993. After long experimentations with Finnish classes inside the Swedish schools during the 70´s and 80´s, the final step towards the independent Finnish school was taken in the frames of the new school legislation in Sweden.
The aim of the education is active and balanced Finnish-Swedish bilingualism. On the basis of experience, it was stated that the most suitable and effective educational model, enhancing the developement of bilingualism among Sweden-Finnish migrant children, is a school of their own. The school started with the first 6 grades. Now we have 9 grades with more than 150 pupils.
For the time being, there are 10 Finnish free schools in Sweden. The educational model has no predecessors, and internationally, the schools are unique.
Hovslagargatan 25, 194 31 Upplands Väsby · Telefon: 08-590 809 91 · Fax: 08-590 883 60 · skolan@sverigefinskaskolan.se
