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English Kindergardens in Helsinki

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JULK

From: Finland

10/7/2006 07:33 EST

I will be live in Helsinki (Kulosari) for 3 years. I have problem with kindergarden for my children 3 and 5 old years. They don*t know Finish and know a little English. I would like to send them to English kindergarden but i don*t know where there is. May be some helps me and says about localisation and fees. May be somebody knows where is on Kulosarii other private kindergarden (may be without English) and what are the fees. Please quickly answer me.
Best regards
julk1@poczta.onet.pl

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jdpenk

From: United States

10/20/2006 19:12 EST

I lived in Finland for 4 years from 1998-2002, and I am actually moving back there next year for another 12 months.

You have 2 choices really: put your child into 'Esikoulu' which is Finnish speaking kindergarden, and they are located everywhere. You will be surprised how quickly your child will learn the language, and it is a great opportunity for you to meet other parents and get to know Finlad better. At kindergarden in Finland the kids don't learn so much, at least they don't teach reading/writing and give homework like they do to my 5 year old here in California.

The other choice is to go to the International School in Helsinki, which is private and costs money (I can't rememeber how much but I am finding that out). At the international school they will provide more or an education, and it will be in English. I dont know of any other kindergarden that is in English.

I am moving there again myself, so I will probably put my son into the Esikoulu, because it's a hassle to drive into downtown Helsinki to take a 5 year old to kindergarden and pay money for it. At his age, Esikoulu will be just fine.

I'll post this site again when I find out the cost of the International School for Kindergardeners (my friend works there).

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Marja

From: Finland

2/13/2007 02:10 EST

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