Lycee Franco-Finlandais d'Helsinki

Finland, Helsinki

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Annual Fees

Name	Age	Fee	Track	Conditions
Esikoulu Year 1	1	5,700 EUR	Preschool (Esikoulu)	(Afternoon care: 475 EUR/month; 12 months; before any state subsidy). 2025–2026 listing; Kela private-care subsidy may apply; provider invoices remainder.
Esikoulu Year 2	2	5,700 EUR	Preschool (Esikoulu)	(Afternoon care: 475 EUR/month; 12 months; before any state subsidy). 2025–2026 listing; Kela private-care subsidy may apply; provider invoices remainder.
Esikoulu Year 3	3	5,700 EUR	Preschool (Esikoulu)	(Afternoon care: 475 EUR/month; 12 months; before any state subsidy). 2025–2026 listing; Kela private-care subsidy may apply; provider invoices remainder.
Esikoulu Year 4	4	5,700 EUR	Preschool (Esikoulu)	(Afternoon care: 475 EUR/month; 12 months; before any state subsidy). 2025–2026 listing; Kela private-care subsidy may apply; provider invoices remainder.
Grade 1	5	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 2	6	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 3	7	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 4	8	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 5	9	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 6	10	0 EUR	Primary	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) provided as a state-maintained service; meals provided at no charge; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 7	11	0 EUR	Secondary (Lower/upper as applicable)	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) ends; Lukio is upper secondary and tuition-free; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 8	12	0 EUR	Secondary (Lower/upper as applicable)	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) ends; Lukio is upper secondary and tuition-free; optional trips may incur charges.
Grade 9	13	0 EUR	Secondary (Lower/upper as applicable)	No tuition; basic education (grades 1–9) ends; Lukio is upper secondary and tuition-free; optional trips may incur charges.
Lukio Year 1	14	0 EUR	Lukio (Upper secondary)	Upper secondary studies are provided without tuition.
Lukio Year 2	15	0 EUR	Lukio (Upper secondary)	Upper secondary studies are provided without tuition.
Lukio Year 3	16	0 EUR	Lukio (Upper secondary)	Upper secondary studies are provided without tuition.

Application Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Application Fee	0 EUR	No application fee for entrance; language/entrance tests are free.

Enrollment Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Enrollment Fee	0 EUR	No enrollment fee specified.

Additional Fees

Name	Fee	Conditions
Afternoon care – Esikoulu iltapäivähoito	5,700 EUR	(Paid via Ranskalaisen koulun ystävät ry; 475 EUR/month before subsidies; subsidized by Kela; remainder billed to family).

Fee Breakdown

Fees

Application fees
- There is no application fee for entrance to Helsingin ranskalais-suomalainen koulu. Language placement tests and entrance tests used for admissions are free of charge to applicants.

Tuition fees (by school stage, per term / per year)
- Esikoulu (preschool): No tuition charged — 0 EUR per term, 0 EUR per academic year. The preschool day is provided without tuition charges.
- Perusopetus (basic education, grades 1–9): No tuition charged — 0 EUR per term, 0 EUR per academic year. Education in the school's preschool, primary and lower-secondary sections is provided as a state-maintained service without tuition.
- Lukio (upper secondary / lycée): No tuition charged — 0 EUR per term, 0 EUR per academic year. Upper secondary studies are provided without tuition.

Paid supplementary services and typical fees (other than tuition)
- Esikoulun iltapäivähoito (preschool afternoon care): Charged by the school's parent association (Ranskalaisen koulun ystävät ry) at 475 EUR per month (listed amount before any state allowance/subsidy). Kela's private childcare subsidy may be available to families; the subsidy is paid directly to the service provider and the family is invoiced for the remainder.
- School meals: Daily school lunch is provided as part of the normal school day. In Finland, pupils in compulsory education and upper secondary are entitled to a school meal at no charge; school lunch is provided daily as part of the service.
- Exchange trips and class outings: The school organises exchange visits (notably for 4th and 8th grades and for certain lycée exchanges). These exchange trips and other voluntary trips are arranged periodically and involve costs that are covered by families (class fundraising activities to offset costs are common). Specific trip charges vary by trip.
- Materials / activity fees and extracurriculars: No regular school-wide tuition or mandatory material fee is published for any year group. Individual optional activities, clubs or trips may carry separate charges; those charges are set on a per-activity basis. (The school provides a library and curriculum resources as part of instruction.)

Billing schedule and payment terms
- Regular tuition invoices: There are no regular tuition invoices because basic and upper-secondary education at the school is provided without tuition charges.
- Paid services (example: esikoulun iltapäivähoito): The stated fee is presented as a monthly charge (475 EUR / month before subsidies). Kela's private-care subsidy is applied and paid to the service provider; the provider invoices families for the remaining amount after subsidy. The parent association sets the registration and invoicing rules for the paid afternoon care program.
- School invoicing method for any billable items: The school receives only electronic invoices (verkkolasku); the school's billing identifiers and electronic invoice operator are published for invoice routing.

Boarding / accommodation fees
- The school operates as a day school (preschool, primary, lower secondary and upper secondary) and does not operate a boarding/overnight residence. Families are responsible for pupils' travel arrangements to and from school. No boarding fees apply.

Other costs (examples parents commonly meet)
- After-school / afternoon care (esikoulun iltapäivähoito): 475 EUR per month (before any state subsidy) for the 2025–2026 listing of the service; subsidy arrangements reduce the invoiced amount.
- Voluntary trips, exchanges and extracurricular activities: Variable charges; families typically pay travel and participation costs and may be asked to support activities through fundraising.
- No compulsory school uniform fee is listed in published school materials; the school's standard communications do not identify a mandatory uniform purchase.

Refund information
- Tuition refunds: Not applicable because the school does not charge tuition for preschool (day), basic education or upper secondary.
- Refunds for paid services (example: afternoon care): Refunds, cancellations and any proration for paid services follow the terms set by the fee-charging provider (Ranskalaisen koulun ystävät ry for the esikoulun iltapäivähoito). Kela childcare subsidy is paid to the provider and reduces the billed amount; the handling of refunds for amounts already invoiced is determined by the provider's rules.

Fee payment options
- School (Helsingin ranskalais-suomalainen koulu) billing: The school accepts electronic invoices (verkkolasku) only; the school's business and e-invoice identifiers are published for routing invoices. For any billable items invoiced by the school administration, payment is via the electronic invoicing channel.
- Paid services operated by third parties (examples): The preschool afternoon care is organised and invoiced by the parent association (Ranskalaisen koulun ystävät ry); Kela's private-care subsidy is paid directly to that provider and the provider issues invoices to families for the balance. Payment methods for provider invoices are set by the provider.

If you need a concise list of the numeric fees above in a specific field format, they are: Esikoulun iltapäivähoito 475 EUR / month (before subsidy); all school tuition 0 EUR per term and 0 EUR per academic year for preschool day, basic education (grades 1–9) and upper secondary (lukio).

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The school at a glance

Instructs in Finnish, French

Fees €0 - 5,700

Ages Not listed

Pupil numbers 811

Type Co-educational

Opened 1938

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Lycee Franco-Finlandais d'Helsinki is a Finnish public language school delivering bilingual Finnish–French instruction within the Finnish education system. The school follows the Finnish national curriculum, with instruction in Finnish and French across basic education and upper secondary. In basic education, Finnish is taught as a mother tongue from grade 1; A1 French starts in grade 1; A2 English in grade 4; B1 Swedish in grade 6; B2 Spanish or German in grade 8. Upper secondary splits into French L1 and a mission-specific track; the L1 program aligns with the Finnish matriculation exam, while the mission track offers flexibility for strong French skills, requiring at least 24 French units and 16 units in other subjects. The school provides DELF B2 and DALF C1 certifications, a range of French studies, francophone projects, and exchanges. About 800 students study here, with small teaching groups and an international cooperation network, including study trips abroad.

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