Visiting schools and early childhood education and care centres in Tampere

Schools and early childhood education and care (ECEC) centres mainly welcome visitors between September and November, as well as between January and April. August is dedicated to starting the new academic year, while December and May have a lot of exams and other end of term special activities. In June and July, all schools and pre-primary education units are closed and only a small selection of ECEC centres are open. Visits are not possible in evenings or during holiday times.

Bookings must be made well in advance (at least a month before the visit). For each visit, it is decided on a case-by-case basis whether the school or ECEC centre can receive visitors at the requested time.

The visits are for teacher trainees, teachers, principals, administrators and other education professionals only. Unfortunately, we cannot organise any visits for children/students at the moment. Visits are subject to a fee in most cases. You can see the fees and fee exceptions in the price lists below.

Please note that we do not coordinate Erasmus+ partner searches, traineeships, or visits. If you are interested in job shadowing or a partnership with a school, you can search for a suitable partner for example on the European School Education Platform, via the Finnish National Agency for Education, or contact the school you're interested in directly.

Visits to early childhood education and care and pre-primary education

The early childhood education and care centres, including pre-primary education, are located in different parts of Tampere. The sites and their descriptions can be found in the Varaamo system (you can switch the site language to English).

First check out the ECEC centres available for visits, and then contact the manager of the centre of your choice. The manager will decide whether a visit is possible at the requested time. The date and time of the visit will be negotiated with the manager, as well as the possibility of having lunch or coffee at the centre. The best time to visit is usually in the morning.

Once you have agreed on a visit with the manager, please fill in the form below carefully.

Booking form for visits to City of Tampere ECEC and pre-primary education

After your visit, you will be invoiced based on the information provided on the form.

Please note that visits are not possible in evenings or during holiday times. Bookings must be made well in advance (at least a month before the visit). It is always up to the manager of the ECEC centre to decide on a case-by-case basis whether the centre in question can receive visitors at the requested time.

If you need further information or advice on the process, please contact [email protected].

Visits are charged in most cases. Visits that are not charged are listed in the price list below.

Basic visiting packages

The price includes a guided tour of the facilities and a presentation of the activities in early childhood education and/or pre-primary education.

Visit up to 3 hours

1–10 persons 200 €
11–20 persons 400 €

Visit of 3-6 hours

1–10 persons 400 €
11–20 persons 800 €

Longer visits of 2 to 5 days

1–10 persons 300 €/day
11–20 persons 600 €/day

A value added tax (VAT) of 24% will be added to all prices.

Additional services

A presentation or expert lecture on early childhood education and care and/or pre-primary education in the City of Tampere. 300€ + VAT 24%
Lunch and/or coffee (if it is possible to arrange at the centre) according to Pirkanmaan Voimia Oy's price list *

Visits that are free of charge

No fee is charged if the visitors are representatives of another Finnish municipality or Finnish public administration.
The visit is free of charge for a student in a Finnish educational institution, if the purpose of the visit is training in the workplace / work experience learning period. However, visits by groups of students will be considered on a case-by-case basis.
The fee is not charged for an exchange student in early childhood education and care and pre-primary education. No fee is charged for job shadowing (on-the-job training) visitors.
Partners participating in the same Erasmus+ project as the City of Tampere early childhood education and care are not charged.

*) Examples of Voimia prices (2024):

Lunch from the lunch line 7,5€ + VAT 14%
Coffee/Tea 2,90€ + VAT 14%
Sweet pastry, e.g. pie 3,15€ + VAT 14%
Butter bun 2,60€ + VAT 14%
Filled roll/Sandwich 3,50€ + VAT 14%

Visits to primary and lower secondary education schools

In order to visit primary or lower secondary education schools in Tampere (students between 7 and 15 year of age), please email us well in advance at [email protected] and tell us about your

preferred dates
group size
professional background of your group (for example principals, teachers)
special interests, if any (for example a certain grade levels or school subjects)
whether you want to have a school lunch during your visit
if you have a specific school in mind that you'd like to visit.

Half day visit, max 3 hours

1-10 persons 400€
11-20 persons 600€

Half day visit (max 3 hours) + expert presentation

1-10 persons 700€
11-20 persons 900€

Full day visit (max 6 hours) + expert presentation

1-10 persons 800€
11-20 persons 1100€

A value added tax (VAT) of 24% will be added to all prices.

Please note

The fees are per visit per school, meaning that if you visit multiple schools during the same day, you will be charged for each visit separately.

The visits fees are not charged if the visit involves a reciprocal agreement or is a part of an operation between twin cities.

Most schools are not able to accommodate more than 20 visitors at a time. That's why groups of more than 20 visitors must split up to different schools.

If the visitors want to have lunch at the school, it is included in the price, but has to be arranged beforehand.

If you need an invitation letter, we can only send you one after the full payment of the visit has been paid. The invitation letter is only written for the days of your school visit. The invitation letter does not guarantee an accepted visa application. If your visa application is not accepted, the payment for the school visit will not be returned.

Visiting schools and early childhood education and care centres in Tampere

Visits to early childhood education and care and pre-primary education

Places to visit, agreeing on and booking a visit Expand Collapse

Pricing for early childhood education and care and pre-primary education visits Expand Collapse

Visits to primary and lower secondary education schools

Booking a primary or lower secondary education school visit Expand Collapse

Pricing for primary and lower secondary education visits Expand Collapse

Visits to upper secondary education schools

Visits to upper secondary education schools Expand Collapse