
Education and training
Diverse paths for growth and learning from early childhood education to higher education.
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Early childhood education
Every child has the right to early childhood education and care and pre-primary education.
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Pre-primary education
Preschool-aged children, meaning six-year-olds, attend free pre-primary education organised by the municipality.
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Basic education
Kokkola has 27 basic education schools, of which 22 operate in Finnish and 5 in Swedish.
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General upper secondary education
Kokkola has a Finnish-speaking upper secondary school, a Swedish-speaking upper secondary school and a Finnish-speaking upper secondary school for adults.
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Kokkola adult education center
Kokkola Region College is a bilingual (Finnish and Swedish) adult education centre owned and maintained by the city of Kokkola.
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Vocational education and training
The Federation of Education in Central Ostrobothnia organises vocational education and training in Kokkola.
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Higher education
The higher education institutions in Kokkola produce experts for a variety of different fields.
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Art education
Basic education in the arts & vocational and recreational art education in Kokkola
Contact us
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Terho Taarna
Sivistysjohtaja
Phone
E-mail
Unit
Kokkolan kaupunki sivistyskeskus
Service area
Sivistyskeskus
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Kai Kytölaakso
Varhaiskasvatustoimenjohtaja
Phone
E-mail
Unit
Kaupungintalo
Service area
Varhaiskasvatus