Åshöjden Comprehensive School

This comprehensive school offers tuition for grades 1-9 and is located in Alppiharju. Tuition at the school is in Swedish.
Åshöjdens grundskola
Photo: Karo Pirkkalainen

Contact information

Sturenkatu 6, 00510 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map
Finnish Swedish
P.O. Box 51307, 00099 City of Helsinki

Deputy principal
Petra Bergström
+358 9 310 89677
petra.bergstrom@edu.hel.fi

School secretary
Dolores Olin
+358 9 310 84441
dolores.olin@hel.fi

Principal
Birgitta Ponthin
+358 9 310 84440
birgitta.ponthin@hel.fi

School year 2025-2026

Language studies

Finnish
English, German
Spanish, Chinese, Latin, French, German, Russian

Weighted curriculum education

music
music

Location

Sturenkatu 6, 00510 Helsinki
Location on map - Open larger map(Link leads to external service)

The route to the main entrance

  • The accessible parking space is located outdoors over 10 m from the entrance. The width of the parking space is less than 3.6 m.
  • The pick-up and drop-off area is located in the vicinity of the entrance, giving easy access to the pavement.
  • The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
  • The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door is heavy or otherwise hard to open.
  • The entrance has thresholds over 2 cm high.

In the facility

  • The customer service point has 5 floors.
  • For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair that is difficult to perceive; the door opens with an access control key. The floor numbers in the lift cannot be felt with fingers. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.)
  • The doors in the facility stand out clearly.
  • The facility has an accessible toilet on floor 0.
  • The service point has a fixed induction loop in the assembly hall.