Finnish International School of Tampere
Admissions 2025-2026
Preschool admissions
10.-29.1.2025 Applications open
1st grade admissions
26.11.2024 Parents' night on Teams, 5.30pm (link to come)
2.-20.1.2025 Applications open
4.-5.2.2025 Language tests
7th grade admissions
19.11.2024 Parents' night on Teams, 5.30pm
Join the meeting here
See the slideshow here
25.11.-19.12.2024 Applications open
Students from Tampere: fill in an application in the browser version of Wilma in the "Applications and decisions" tab (not available in the Wilma app).
Students from Nokia, Kangasala, Pirkkala, Ylöjärvi, Lempäälä, Orivesi, Vesilahti: fill in the application here.
15.1.2025 Language tests, test time in invitation email
10.2.2025 Results
FISTA
The Finnish International School of Tampere, or FISTA, is a comprehensive school offering preschool education and basic education for grades 1-9.
FISTA has around 1000 students and 110 staff members (school year 2023-2024). We are located in central Tampere in a building that was renovated in 2014-2017.
FISTA follows the City of Tampere curriculum which is based on the Finnish National Core Curriculum, set by The Finnish National Agency for Education. The main language of tuition is English.
FISTA serves families living in the Tampere area. All applicants are invited to a language test to ensure that they are able to participate in English language education.
The school started as Amurin kansakoulu in 1954. The first English language classes started in 1990 and the school became FISTA in 2012.
Finnish International School of Tampere (FISTA)
Current
The short address for this page is tampere.fi/en/fista