Since 2021, we have had the backing of the Erasmus+ accreditation to further our international endeavours. Our consortium consists of Pyhäjoen lukio, Saaren koulu (the primary and secondary school), Yppärin koulu, a smaller village primary school and and Kindergarten Päiväkoti Kivitasku. The main consortium members are Pyhäjoen lukio and Saaren koulu. The Erasmus+ coordinators are Ms Minna Lapinkangas and Ms Marianne Salmivuori.

Applying for KA121-SCH every year for 15 months allows us in Pyhäjoen lukio to study Physics and History in Lund (Sweden) and Copenhagen (Denmark). You can also choose History in Roeselare, Belgium. These are all group mobilities, however, there are also individual student mobilities in exchange with a school in Hamburg (Germany). 

Adhering to the ever greener rules of the EU in the future, we aim to travel closer to home and find ways to compensate our air travel. 

That doesn't mean we wouldn't receive anyone from further afield! 

Experience the Finnish Education System with Us

We welcome educators and other staff to come and get to know the Finnish education system. With us, you'll acquaint yourself with all the levels from daycare to senior high school as well as meet the Head of Education. 

The Erasmus+ Programme highlights inclusion and diversity, environmental sustainability and responsibility and digital education. Here in the Finnish countryside you might not reach up to them fully but we can safely say, you'll experience them all in one form or the other. 

The job shadowing weeks are usually in late August and in May just in time for Europe Day on May 9th. Don't hesitate to have a look at our flyer and contact us! You can use the form below.

"We still remember the wonderful visit you prepared for us. We'd love for you to visit our school in the future!"

- CEIP Virgen del Rosario Salinas (Alicante, Spain) 2024

"Thank you so much for the whole week, for your welcoming colleagues at your schools and for the opportunity to visit the high school in Oulu as well!"

- Aszódi Evangélikus Petőfi Gimnázium, Általános Iskola és Kollégium (Aszód, Hungary) 2025

Erasmus Days in last October made us all more experimental with our cooking and baking. We launched a competition where the point was to find a recipe outside Finland and produce the dish at home making sure you took a picture before devouring the whole lot with the family! Our youngest contestant was under 5 years old and the oldest over 17. The best cooks and bakers were rewarded with prizes of baking and cooking books and chocolate bars.