1. Welcome to Finland

2. Comenius Project
Working in Europe – jobs from the past to the future!
Welcome to Kangasala
Antti Luoma
Headmaster
Vatiala Elementary
School

3. Finland in nutshell!
• Situated in northern Europe between Russia,
Norway and Sweden
• Capital city: Helsinki
• Parliamentary democracy
• The President of Finland is Sauli Niinistö
• Population about 5,3 million
• 2 official languages: Finnish and Swedish
• The land of a thousand lakes
(about 188 000 lakes)
• Forest covers about 75 % of Finland
Norway
Russia
Sweden
560 km
1160 km

4. Tampere Region
PIRKANMAA
150 km
Vatiala
Area
• Total 14,469.39 km2
Population (2011)
• Total 491 472
• Density 34/km2
Capital
The City of
Tampere
White Wagtail
Bird cherry flowers
Kangasala

5. Kangasala Municipality
Vatiala
Municipal status
Founded in 1865
Consolidation with the municipality of Sahalahti in 2005
Consolidation with the municipality of Kuhmalahti in 2011
Administration
City Council: 51 members
City Board: 11 members
Number of inhabitants: 30 000
Total area
870,85 km2, of which 212,83 km2 is covered by water
Employment
Encome tax rate 20.00
8835 jobs and 1855 enterprises
Education
20 day care centers which are owned by the municipality
17 comprehensive schools, upper secondary school, vocational
school

6. Education in Kangasala
Pupils on 28th of August 2011 3 727
Class Preschool -6. 2 291
Class 7.-9. 1 086
Special education 35 (all in Vatiala)
Senior high school aged 16-19 350 students
25 teachers

7. • Many tourists come to Finland especially to
see the phenomenon called the Aurora Borealis
the northern lights)
• Winter is long, dark and cold
but during the summer we enjoy
the midnight sun that never sets
Finlands unique nature
• The land of a
thousand lakes

8. Tampere
Tampere-video (6:15)
Founded on 1 October 1779 by King Gustav III of Sweden
Tampere is the third largest city in Finland and the largest inland
centre in the Nordic countries.
Currently there are over 215,000 inhabitants in Tampere, and close to
half a million inhabitants in Tampere Region, which comprises
Tampere and its neighbouring municipalities.
Tampere is one of the three most rapidly developing regions in
Finland.
Tampere is located on the banks of Tammerkoski rapids, between two
lakes, Näsijärvi and Pyhäjärvi
Educational institutions
• University of Tampere
• Tampere University of Technology
• Tampere University of Applied sciences
• Some 20 other vocational institutes

9. Tampere City Center

10. Organisation
Headmaster
Antti Luoma
Pre-primary
education
Grade 0
- 15 pupils
- 1 teacher
- 2 LSA
Basic Education
Grades 1-6
- 410 pupils
- 17 classes
- 29 teachers
-10 LSA
Special needs
education
Grades 0-9
- 35 pupils
- 5 classes
- 5 special teachers
- 15 LSA
Assistant
headmaster
Jarkko Liuha
Deputy
headmaster
Päivi Savolainen

11. Vatiala Elementary School in February