Finnish International School of Tampere

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Current: Admissions key dates

Preschool Admissions 2026-2027

9.-28.1.2026 Applications open

Grade 1 Admissions 2026-2027

25.11.2025 Parents' night See the slideshow here
5.-21.1.2026 Applications open
4.-5.2.2026 Language tests

Grade 7 Admissions 2026-2027

18.11.2025 Parents' night See the slideshow here
24.11.-8.12.2025 Applications open
-Students in Tampere schools: Applications in Wilma. In the browser version of Wilma, open "Applications and decisions", then "New Application".
-Students outside of Tampere ONLY: Fill in application here
14.1.2026 Language tests

FISTA

The Finnish International School of Tampere, or FISTA, is a comprehensive school offering preschool education, and primary and lower secondary education for grades 1-9.

FISTA follows the City of Tampere curriculum which is based on the Finnish National Core Curriculum, set by The Finnish National Agency for Education. The main language of tuition is English.

FISTA serves families living in the Tampere area. All applicants are invited to a language test to ensure that they are able to participate in English language education.

FISTA is located in central Tampere and has around 910 students and 110 staff members (school year 2025-2026). The school started as Amurin kansakoulu in 1954. The first English language classes started in 1990 and the school became FISTA in 2012.

Finnish International School of Tampere (FISTA)

Address:

Satakunnankatu 60 33230 Tampere

The route to the main entrance

The route to the entrance is smooth and sufficiently wide and illuminated.

The main entrance

The entrance stands out clearly and is illuminated. There is a canopy above the entrance. The doors connected to the entrance stand out clearly. Outside the door there is sufficient room for moving e.g. with a wheelchair. The door opens easily manually.

In the facility

The customer service point has 5 floors. Esteetön WC Sijainti ja lukumäärä (V)=vasemmanpuoleinen (O)=oikeanpuoleinen A5022 (V), A4019 (O), A3031 (V), A1036 (O), A1016 (V) B5013 (naisten pukuhuone) C5003 (V), C4006 (O), C3007 (O), C2018 (O), C2004 (O) Käyttö C2004 ja liikuntasalin (B) vessat lukollisten ovien takana. Muut käytävillä. For moving around, there is a lift, which can hold a wheelchair; the door opens automatically. The floor numbers in the lift can be felt with fingers. The button for the exit floor stands out from the other buttons. (The minimum dimensions for an accessible lift are width 1.1 m and depth 1.4 m.) The facility uses movement-guiding surface material. The facility has a wheelchair lift. The doors in the facility stand out clearly. The facility has an accessible toilet on floor 3. There is a second accessible toilet on floor 4. There is a third accessible toilet on floor 2.