Enrolment in pre-school and first grade of basic education in Tuusula
In addition to enrolment in pre-school and the first year of primary school, applications for after-school activities for schoolchildren will also open on Thursday, 11 December 2025.
Enrolment in pre-school education
Children born in 2020 will be provided with free pre-school education (20 hours/week) during the 2026–2027 operating period. In addition to pre-school education, it is possible to apply for supplementary early childhood education. Due to the compulsory nature of pre-school education, guardians must ensure that their children participate in pre-school education or other activities that achieve the objectives of pre-school education.
Enrolment in pre-school education and, if applicable, application for supplementary early childhood education, will take place electronically between 11 December 2025 and 11 January 2026.
Further information on registering for pre-school education:
Decisions regarding pre-school places will be sent out during week 10.
Enrolment in basic education
Enrolment for the first year of basic education for children born in 2019 will take place between 11 December 2025 and 11 January 2026.
On 8 December 2025, guardians were sent information by post, based on population register data, about the start of their child’s compulsory education and instructions for electronic registration via the Wilma programme.
Decisions regarding first-year student places will be sent out during week 13.
Exceptional commencement of schooling
Permission to start school earlier or later than the prescribed age must be applied for well in advance of the start of the school year. Applications and accompanying documents must be submitted to the education department.
For further information, please call 040 314 3421.
Applying for after-school activities for schoolchildren
The application period for schoolchildren’s afternoon activities for the 2026–2027 school year is from 11 December 2025 to 31 March 2026. Further information on applying for schoolchildren’s afternoon activities can be found in the letter informing you of the start of compulsory education.
Decisions regarding afternoon activity locations will be made based on applications received during the application period and will be communicated during week 20.
Further information on enrolling in school:
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