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Finland, Helsinki
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Languages used for instruction are German and Finnish. The German-language preschool provides the bridge between early childhood education and primary school. In middle school and upper secondary, the school continues this bilingual approach, combining German and Finnish school traditions.
The school offers bilingual instruction in German and Finnish. German-language instruction is provided across preschool (German-language preschool), primary, and secondary levels, bridging early education with the broader school program while integrating German and Finnish cultural traditions. The school presents itself as a cosmopolitan, modern institution that unites the best of Finnish and German culture.
Deutsche Schule Helsinki is a private, German-Finnish intercultural school in Helsinki offering bilingual education from early years to upper secondary. The curriculum combines German and Finnish systems across three stages: lower grades (1–5), upper grades (6–9), and upper secondary. In early years German is taught as a foreign language with English, with Finnish as mother tongue and second language, plus life stance education and Evangelical religion. In upper grades many subjects have curricula published in German, including Chemistry, Biology, German, Finnish as mother tongue, English, Ethics, Geography, History, Art, Latin (8–12), Swedish, Russian, and Sport, with Economics also offered. The upper secondary culminates in the Deutsches Internationales Abitur (DIA), a dual-qualification with a German university entrance qualification and a Finnish matriculation certificate; exams include written tests in three subjects in January and oral tests in two in March. The school provides a library, a music school, after-school care, and an activity program at Malminkatu 14, 00100 Helsinki.
