Latokartanon peruskoulu

What Latokartanon peruskoulu does

Latokartanon peruskoulu is a public comprehensive school (peruskoulu) located in the Viikki area of Helsinki, Finland, operated by the City of Helsinki Education Department (Opetusvirasto). The school delivers primary and lower secondary education covering grades 1-9, including a distinctive Finnish-Estonian bilingual education program (suomi-viro kaksikielinen opetus) serving 121 students with Estonian-speaking class teachers, subject teachers, and school assistants. It has operated as an independent school since 2006, reaching its ninth year in the 2014-2015 academic year under principal Satu Elo.

The school implements a portfolio of specialized programs including KiVa Koulu (anti-bullying), Liikkuva Koulu (physical activity), and Vihreä Lippu (Green Flag environmental program). It is designated as a UNESCO cooperation school and participated in two EU Comenius international exchange projects during 2013-2015 with partner schools in Germany, Estonia, and Denmark. In March 2015, it became the first school in Helsinki to receive the School Food Diploma (Kouluruokadiplomi) for on-site daily meal preparation meeting nutritional, educational, and ecological standards. The school received recognition in the national philosophy essay competition with two student winners.

The school is funded entirely through the municipal education budget of the City of Helsinki, with no tuition fees charged for basic education. Revenue is not publicly disclosed. Student enrollment is managed through Helsinki's centralized municipal admission system, with catchment-area assignment for general students and a separate application process for the bilingual program. The school has seven listed staff members (including principal, vice principal, and team leader) and is preparing for curriculum reform including phenomenon-based learning. The principal has flagged upcoming budget cuts across Helsinki school operations as a concern.

Name

Latokartanon peruskoulu

Legal name

Latokartanon peruskoulu

Website

https://latokartanonperuskoulu2015.wordpress.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2006

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Latokartanon peruskoulu is a public comprehensive school (grades 1-9) in the Viikki area of Helsinki, Finland, operated by the City of Helsinki Education Department, offering standard Finnish curriculum plus a 121-student Finnish-Estonian bilingual program, funded entirely by municipal education budgets.

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akta.pro rank

Product category

Primary and Lower Secondary Education (K-9)

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (611110)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public K–12 Combined Schools (EDAJAAAE)

Keywords

• Comprehensive basic education
• Primary school services
• Lower secondary education
• Bilingual education program
• Municipal public schooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Helsinki

HQ country

Finland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: Funded by the City of Helsinki education department. As a public school, operational costs and teacher salaries are covered through municipal education budgets.

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Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Latokartanon peruskoulu is a public comprehensive school (peruskoulu) operated by the City of Helsinki Education Department, providing tuition-free basic education for students in grades 1–9. Its core offering includes standard primary and lower secondary instruction, a specialized Finnish-Estonian bilingual education program serving 121 students, and supplementary programs (KiVa anti-bullying, Liikkuva Koulu physical activity, Vihreä Lippu environmental education). The school also delivers on-site daily meal preparation meeting Helsinki's first school food diploma standard and participates in international Comenius project exchanges.

Product overview

Latokartanon peruskoulu is a comprehensive primary and lower secondary school (grades 1-9) offering a diverse educational portfolio. The school operates as a Finnish-Estonian bilingual education provider with 121 students, and implements specialized programs including KiVa Koulu (anti-bullying), Liikkuva Koulu (physical activity), and Vihreä Lippu (environmental education). The school received Helsinki's first Kouluruokadiplomi in 2015. Instruction spans core subjects, world languages (English, Swedish, French, German, Estonian, Russian), natural sciences, arts, and offers extensive extracurricular clubs.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Suomi-Viro kaksikielinen opetus (Finnish-Estonian Bilingual Education): Finnish-Estonian bilingual education program serving 121 students in grades 1-9 with Estonian-language class teachers and subject teachers
• UNESCO-yhteistyökoulu (UNESCO Cooperation School)

Products and services

• Suomi-Viro Kaksikielinen Opetus (Finnish-Estonian Bilingual Education) Bilingual Finnish-Estonian education program covering grades 1–9, enrolling 121 students with Estonian-speaking class teachers, a subject teacher, and two school assistants providing integrated instruction in both languages. Targeted at Estonian-heritage and bilingual families in the Helsinki region through a separate application process.
• Peruskoulu Opetus (Comprehensive Basic Education, Grades 1–9)
• KiVa Koulu (Anti-Bullying Program)
• Liikkuva Koulu (Moving School Program)
• Vihreä Lippu (Green Flag Environmental Program)
• Tyttö- ja poikaryhmät (Boy and Girl Support Groups, Grades 8–9)
• Comenius International Exchange Programs (Wiesbaden and Treasurebooks)
• Plan International Finland Sponsorship Program (Karan)

Quantifiable outcome

• Helsinki's first school food diploma awarded in March 2015
• +2 more outcomes

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Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

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Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• UNESCO Associated Schools NetworkcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2015The school operates as a UNESCO cooperation school (UNESCO-yhteistyökoulu), participating in international educational cooperation. Selected as official visit school for Helsinki Education Division in 2015, receiving visiting teachers from various countries. Students and teachers participated in international exchanges through UNESCO-related activities.
• Helene-Lange Schule (Wiesbaden, Germany)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Comenius Wiesbaden project partnership with 17 upper secondary students from Latokartanon and 21 from Wiesbaden. Students created and exchanged videos about daily life, communicated via Skype, and conducted reciprocal student exchanges in spring 2015. Students stayed with exchange partner families.
• Treasurebooks Partnership Schools (Estonia, Germany, Denmark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013EU Comenius project with Goetheschule (Neu-Isenburg, Germany), Viimsi Kool (Estonia), and Aabybro Efterskole (Denmark). Project focused on promoting reading and writing. Hosted 9 teachers and 39 students from partner countries for final international meeting in Helsinki in March 2015. Activities included book fair visits, joint story writing, and theater performances.
• Plan International FinlandminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchool participates in sponsor-a-child program supporting Karan, a child in India. Organized India-themed day on March 13, 2015, with information booths, Indian food tasting, and dance performances. Activities led by the student council.
• Viikin Kirkko (Viikki Church)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerClose cooperation with Viikki Church for Lutheran religious education. Regular class-level devotional openings organized. Church visits arranged for both Christmas and spring seasons, with parents welcome to attend.
• City-Sámit Association (Helsinki)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for Sámi National Day (February 6) celebrations. Students attended concert at Kamppi Tavastia concert hall. Association aims to connect urban Sámi youth with Helsinki youth.
• Palmia (Helsinki City Catering)minorOthersCatering services for school meals. School prepares food on-site daily. Received first school food diploma in Helsinki in March 2015 in recognition of nutritional, educational, and ecological goals.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• International School of Helsinki: Private international school in Helsinki offering bilingual/multilingual K-9 pathways with international curriculum orientation; broader in scope than Latokartanon's municipal offering but serving the same Helsinki families seeking cross-lingual education.
• Helsingin Suomalainen Yhteiskoulu (SYK): Large Helsinki school covering comprehensive and upper secondary pathways with a long-established reputation; operates a wider portfolio than Latokartanon but serves the same urban Helsinki family base for K-9 education.

Direct peers

• Helsingin Steinerkoulu: Helsinki Steiner/Waldorf school offering grades 1-9 with a distinct pedagogical approach (arts-integrated, mixed-age); a like-for-like comparable in Helsinki for families seeking alternative comprehensive K-9 education.
• Maunulan ala-aste: Public Helsinki primary school directly comparable to Latokartanon peruskoulu - other municipal comprehensive school in the same city system; specifically referenced in the source data because Latokartanon's deputy principal Taija Kiesi-Talpiainen was promoted to its principal post in 2015.
• Helsingin yliopiston normaalikoulu: University of Helsinki teacher-training school covering grades 1-9; a Finnish public comprehensive school with similar grade structure to Latokartanon and known nationally for educational quality, making it a credible peer for benchmarking curriculum and programs.
• Lycée Franco-Finlandais d'Helsinki: Helsinki-based bilingual French-Finnish comprehensive school most comparable to Latokartanon's Finnish-Estonian bilingual model; both deliver bilingual peruskoulu education with dedicated native-language teachers, making it the closest model peer for the bilingual program.
• Olarin koulu (Espoo): Large Finnish public comprehensive school (grades 1-9) in Espoo, offering Kiva-style welfare programs and academic breadth comparable to Latokartanon within the broader capital region's public school system.
• Suomalais-venäläinen koulu (Finnish-Russian School of Helsinki): Helsinki-based bilingual Finnish-Russian comprehensive school that mirrors Latokartanon's model of combining native-language instruction with the Finnish peruskoulu curriculum; directly comparable bilingual K-9 structure in the same city.
• Ressun peruskoulu (Helsinki): Central Helsinki comprehensive public school (grades 1-9) within the same Helsinki city school system as Latokartanon; comparable in offering the full peruskoulu pathway and competing for similar urban families.

Regional players

• Espoon kansainvälinen koulu (Espoo International School): Espoo-based international school operating in the greater Helsinki metropolitan area with comparable bilingual orientation; competes with Latokartanon for internationally-oriented families in the capital region but sits outside the City of Helsinki catchment.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

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