The school’s history dates back to 1869, when it was the first Finnish-language girls’ school in Finland. In the school year 2018–2019, we celebrated our 150th anniversary. While we rely on tradition, we also take an open-minded attitude to the future. As part of the University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Educational Sciences, we are responsible for the basic and continuing education of teachers.
In accordance with our mission, the Viikki Teacher Training School is an inspiring and safe place to learn and work together. A lifestyle founded on sustainable development is the aim in all school operations. Our general upper secondary school was the first of its kind in the Helsinki Metropolitan Area to receive a distinguished environmental certificate in summer 2008, while in autumn 2010 it was awarded the Vihreä lippu label (under the international Eco-Schools programme) and a sustainable development certificate in autumn 2014.
The Viikki Teacher Training School is an inspiring and safe place to learn and work together.
The Viikki Teacher Training School is the workplace of children, young people and adults in which everyone is entitled to work safely. Our aim is to foster partnership as our school spirit, characterised by openness, honesty, mutual respect, fairness, shared responsibility and safety.
The Viikki Teacher Training School community is home to people of different backgrounds, ages and positions. To us, diversity is a resource that we wish to protect and nurture. Our school community’s actions demonstrate that we listen to each other and take each other into account. Mutual respect and considerate behaviour are the preconditions for agreeable and successful collaboration.
Tapio Lahtero, tapio.lahtero@helsinki.fi, 0503501361
Marja Martikainen, marja.k.mikkola@helsinki.fi, 0504484663
Ilkka Laasonen, ilkka.laasonen@helsinki.fi, 0503124377
Kimmo Koskinen, kimmo.i.koskinen@helsinki.fi, 0503263394
Heli Poutala-Villanen, vink-kanslia@helsinki.fi, 0503894125
Milla Söder-Bhandari, vink-kanslia@helsinki.fi, 0503448101
Ida Kauppinen, ida.m.kauppinen@helsinki.fi, 0503183122
Elisa Vilhunen, elisa.vilhunen@helsinki.fi, 0503182303
Sanna Pöysä sanna.poysa@helsinki.fi, 0505707164
School janitors are Jarkko Järvinen, Pirkko Korkiakoski ja Anu Tikkanen.
email: vink-vaksi@helsinki.fi
Phone: 02 941 57930
Librarian Niko Määttä, niko.maatta@helsinki.fi, 02 941 57515
School nurse, grades 1. — 5. , Ansa Kokljuschkin, 050 436 2019
School nurse, grades 6.-— 9. and general upper secondary school, Hanna Korhonen, 050 527 7838
School social worker, grades 1. — 9., Matleena Kosunen, 040 661 7717
School social worker, general upper secondary school, Nanna Myrskylä, 040 718 0744
School psychologist, general upper secondary school, Hanna Vappula, 050 401 3276