This article will talk about school holidays in Finland 2022. School-Holidays.Info collected information from official sources (Ministry of Education of Finland, legislative acts). We`ll tell you about the organization of the school year and give a vacation schedule for Finnish schoolchildren in large cities.
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Academic year and holidays in Finnish schools
According to the regulation of the Ministry of Education (Opetushallitus) of Finland, there must be 190 days of classes in each academic year. Teaching may be in Finnish or Swedish, but these classes almost always have the same holidays. Holidays are arranged so that they start after and end before the weekend. So the students get a longer rest.
In addition to the usual holidays, schoolchildren have holidays on Epiphany (January 6), Labor Day (May 1) and Independence Day (December 6). These days are also included in 190 academic days, although schoolchildren have a rest on them. They also take public holidays.
The start and end dates for school holidays in Finland are set by the Ministry of Education. Although each individual school can set its own schedule. The schedule of the academic year can be affected by the number of students, the climate of the region, and the peculiarities of the settlement of students. In cities, schools usually follow a set schedule for the school year.
School holidays in Finland 2022 by city
Below we will tell you about the start and end dates of holidays in Finnish schools in the cities: Vaasa, Kuopio, Seinäjoki, Kajaani, Helsinki, Espoo, Vantaa, Hämeenlinna, Jyväskylä, Kokkola, Kotka, Lahti, Lappeenranta, Mikkeli, Joensuu, Oulu, Pori, Rovaniemi, Tampere, Turku.
As a rule, the vacation schedule in the cities coincides with the academic year schedule in the municipalities. But schools can change it at their discretion. Therefore, check the schedule in the educational institution.
Vaasa
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 20 – January 6
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 15
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 3
Kuopio
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 22 – January 2
- Winter holidays: March 7-11
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 21 – January 8
Seinäjoki
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 22 – January 3
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
Kayani
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 22 – January 7
- Winter holidays: March 7-11
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 9
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
Helsinki
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 21-25
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
Espoo, Vantaa
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 21-25
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Hämeenlinna
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Jyväskylä, Kokkola
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
Kotka, Lahti
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 24-28
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
Lappeenranta, Mikkeli
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 24-28
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Joensuu
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: March 7-11
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Oulu
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: March 7-11
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 24-28
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Pori
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 21-25
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 11
- Autumn vacation; October 24-28
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Rovaniemi
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: March 7-11
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Tampere
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 28 – March 4
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 23 – January 8
Turku
- Christmas holidays 2021-2022: December 23 – January 7
- Winter holidays: February 21-25
- Summer holidays: June 5 – August 10
- Autumn vacation; October 17-21
- Christmas holidays 2022-2023: December 22 – January 8
In this publication, we talked about the school holidays in Finland 2022. We gave the dates of their start and end in 20 major cities. We remind you that for some reason the school may change the dates. We hope you found what you were looking for. Don’t forget to share this post with your friends!
