Education Division

City of Turku Education Division answers for the following services: early childhood education, preschools, basic education, general upper secondary education and vocational and adult education. All services are organized in both Finnish and Swedish. Under the Education Division work also Turku apprenticeship office and Finnish and Swedish Adult Education Centres. 

Director of the Education Division Timo Jalonen
Education Division's Organizational Chart (pdf)

Education Division Administration manages the City's educational development, management and financial tasks. Administrative staff works mainly at the Education Department. 

The Committee and its Sections

City of Turku's Education Committee and its three sections, Early Childhood and Basic Education Section, Upper Secondary and Vocational Education Section and the Swedish Landguage Education Section are responsible for the educational activity in Turku. After the municipal election, the new City Council elects members for the decision-making organs from the members of its political parties. 

» Timetables of the meetings (in Finnish)
» Agendas and minutes (in Finnish)

Members
Education Committee
Early Childhood and Basic Education Section
Upper Secondary and Vocational Education Section
Swedish Language Education Section

Education Division's Online Services

» Early Childhood Education
» Basic Education
» Upper Secondary Education
» Vocational Education
» Publications of the Education Division