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Meilahti Primary School

Located in Meilahti, our school is a primary school that includes grades 1-6. The teaching language is Finnish.
Meilahden ala-asteen koulu
Photo: Tiina Piri

Contact information

Jalavatie 6, 00270 Helsinki Show accessibility information View location on service map
Finnish, Swedish
P.O. Box 27301, 00099 City of Helsinki

Deputy principal
Mervi Matero
mervi.matero@edu.hel.fi

Deputy principal
Pertti Vainikainen
+358 9 310 86295
pertti.vainikainen@edu.hel.fi

Administrative assistant
Sanni Nuppula
+358 9 310 86648
toimistopalvelut.meilahdenala-aste@hel.fi

Principal
Tero Tatterback
+358 9 310 86538
tero.tatterback@hel.fi

School year 2025-2026

Language studies

English, Chinese
English, Swedish, German
Swedish

Bilingual education

Finnish-Chinese
Finnish-Swedish

Location

Jalavatie 6, 00270 Helsinki
Location on map - Open larger map(Link leads to external service)

The route to the main entrance

  • The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.
  • The passage has 3 consecutive steps, with handrails on right side when going up.

The main entrance

  • The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance.
  • In connection with the entrance, there are 3 consecutive steps.
  • 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 opens easily manually.

In the facility

  • The customer service point has three floors.
  • For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair that is difficult to perceive, with little room in front of it; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (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.
  • There is a second accessible toilet on floor 2.