Eiran aikuislukio – Eira High School for Adults

Eira High School for Adults is one of the largest schools in Finland offering upper secondary studies which lead to the ylioppilastukinto, the Finnish matriculation examination. It also one of the most versatile offering a variety of ways to study with both classroom based, online studies and an off-course ‘tentti’ options. Courses run from morning to evening enabling student to find time slots that fit their personal circumstances.

Newcomers to Finland can benefit from our upper secondary Three Path Program which is taught in English and is supported by extensive Finnish language courses. Studies follow the Finnish national curriculum but include an option to take the AICE Diploma. Otherwise students can switch to studies in Finnish when language skills are sufficiently developed and take the Matricluation Examination. There is also First Steps in Finland which is thriving lower secondary program for immigrants.

The age range of students is from 18 to 80. Each student has his or her own starting point and goals and the versatility of our various study options is at the service of our students to enable them to reach those goals. In circumstances when an applicant has no other offers of a study place we can consider students under 18.

Entrance to the High School side is by entrance examination. The next entrance test is 6 June 2012. Pre registration for test is required. Further details can be found on our How to Enrol -pages. 

50 Years of Eira

Eira High School for Adults celebrates 50th anniversary in autumn 2012. Look out for the many events we shall be organizing  for the jubilee celebrations.

Our new logo and visual image aims to brighten up our presentation. It is formed from four droplets so to represent the different sections of the school: the lukio in Finnish, the High school, the lower secondary school and online learning. Each droplet can be separated so as to work as an independent visual element.

Our renewed homepages are now open at www.eira.fi. Staff's e-mail addresses change simultaneously to the form firstname.lastname@eira.fi.

What do you think of our new appearance? You can let us know on Facebook!