Briefly in English

Pohjois-Savon opisto, Northern Savonia Folk High School, is located in Kuopio in Eastern Finland. Our school was founded in 1895 and it is owned by Folk High School Association. Pohjois-Savon opisto is situated in southern Kuopio in a naturally beautiful environment right beside lake Kallavesi. Annually over 300 students study on our campus.

Pohjois-Savon opisto offers vocational education, basic education for adults and free-oriented education. Humak University of Applied Sciences’ Kuopio campus is also on our premises.

Vocational education

We offer Vocational qualification in Education and Guidance, Competence area in communication and sign language instruction
You will graduate as a sign language instructor
After graduating you can work as an instructor for example in day care centres or schools
Read more in Finnish and contact the teachers here

Basic education for adults

You study subjects that include Finnish basic education
You have an opportunity to reach the basic education certificate
Read more in Finnish and contact the teachers here

Free-oriented education

Interior design
Read more in Finnish and contact the teacher here
Digital art design
Read more in Finnish and contact the teacher here
Entrepreneurship
Read more in Finnish here
Folk High School Year for youth of compulsory education age
Read more in Finnish here

Our characteristic features

Finnish sign language is our speciality. On our campus we train sign language instructors and Humak University of Applied Scinences trains sign language interpreters and community educators.
We have our own school dormitory where students from outside Kuopio can stay during they studies.
Our school is surrounded by rural environment and has a cosy atmosphere that support learning

Other services

Weekend and summer courses and camps on various topics
Our restaurant Koivukokki offers breakfast, school lunch and dinner both students living in our dormitory and private persons. Koivukokki also offers catering services and facilities for private, business and community meetings, festivities and parties.

Contact information

Principal

Mrs Eevi Kurtti
eevi.kurtti(at)psko.fi
tel. +358 40 146 0201

School Secretary

Ms Sanna Miettinen
sanna.miettinen(at)psko.fi
tel. +358 40 146 0200

School Office

Address: Kansanopistotie 32 – 70800 Kuopio, Finland
tel. +358 40 146 0200

e-mail: opisto(at)psko.fi
Internet: www.psko.fi

Accommodation information and bookings

Ms Sanna Miettinen
sanna.miettinen(at)psko.fi
tel. +358 40 146 0200

Our values

values that guide our work are meaningful participation and confluence, courageousness and diversity, communality and secureness.

Future vision

Our future vision for 2025 is to be a networked and new creating Folk High School in Kuopio that is able to meet the requirements and needs of our time.