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 a Vocational Qualification in Education and Guidance, with study options in Early Childhood Education (Child Carer) and in Communication and Sign Language Instruction.
- You will graduate either as a Child Carer or as an Instructor in Communication and Sign Language.
- 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
- Folk High School Year for youth of compulsory education age
Read more in Finnish here
Other services
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.
Read more in Finnish hereOur characteristic features
Weekend and summer courses and camps on various topics
- 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
Contact information
Principal
Mrs Eevi Kurtti
eevi.kurtti(at)psko.fi
tel. +358 40 146 0201
School Office
Address: Kansanopistotie 32 – 70800 Kuopio, Finland
tel. +358 40 146 0200
e-mail: opisto(at)psko.fi
Internet: www.psko.fi
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.
Strategy
The basic idea in our strategy is to ensure education on our campus also in the future still respecting traditions and renewing our operations
Welcome to Pohjois-Savon opisto!
