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Located in Fuengirola on the Costa del Sol. Visit address: C/ Jose Salik 4, 29640 Fuengirola (Málaga), Spain. The school sits in the heart of Los Pacos, Fuengirola and serves the Aurinkorannikko area.
Preschool (esiopetus); Primary and lower secondary (perusopetus); High school (lukio).
Private Finnish school under the Finnish Basic Education Act and Upper Secondary Education Act, with the right to issue certificates.
The school provides general education and support with a focus on group-based support. If a student requires individualized support, a special education teacher provides instruction partly in small groups and within other teaching; classroom-based special education is not offered.
Finland
Esiopetus days run 9:00–13:00 (4 hours) with optional morning and afternoon clubs. Kerhot (after-school clubs) are offered for broader activities; timetables for other levels follow the national curriculum with additional after-school activities.
Reservation / Enrollment fee
- EUR 600 per pupil. This reservation fee is credited against the final tuition instalment.
Esiopetus (preschool) and Perusopetus (Grades 1–9) — standard (on-roll at the state funding cut-off date 20 September)
- Annual (lukuvuosittain): EUR 2,050 (Esiopetus) and EUR 2,300 (Grades 1–9).
- Term (lukukausittain) — Autumn: EUR 960 (Esiopetus) and EUR 1,100 (Grades 1–9).
- Term (lukukausittain) — Spring: EUR 1,160 (Esiopetus) and EUR 1,300 (Grades 1–9).
- Monthly (kuukausittain): EUR 240 (Esiopetus) and EUR 270 (Grades 1–9).
Esiopetus and Perusopetus — students starting after the 20 September state-funding cut-off
- Spring-term (lukukausittain kevät): EUR 1,800 (Esiopetus) and EUR 2,200 (Grades 1–9).
- Monthly for late starters: EUR 410 (Esiopetus) and EUR 470 (Grades 1–9).
Monthly billing details and payment timing
- Monthly payments incur a billing surcharge of EUR 10 per month.
- Monthly billing is calculated over 9.5 months per academic year; the August–September charge is treated as 1.5 months. Other monthly invoices are issued on the 3rd day of each month through the school's electronic billing system.
Late payment, reminders and collection
- Overdue tuition accrues interest at the rate prescribed by the Interest Act from the due date until payment.
- A handling fee of EUR 20 is charged for a payment reminder. One reminder is sent; if payment is not made or a payment plan is not agreed, the debt will be sent to collection. Tuition invoices are enforceable for collection without a court decision.
Upper secondary / Lukio fees
- Annual tuition (lukuvuosimaksu): EUR 2,700 for 1st and 2nd study years; EUR 2,200 for the final (abivuosi / 4th) year.
- Term/period payments: for 1st and 2nd year students the fee per period is EUR 900; if there are multiple periods the maximum charge (fee cap) is EUR 2,800. For other study years the per-period fee is EUR 850 with a cap of EUR 2,500.
- The reservation fee is offset against the last tuition instalment; the reservation fee is not refunded if an offered study place is cancelled before studies begin.
Boarding / Residence
- No boarding fee schedule is provided in the published fee information. The school has recent notices related to boarding (recruitment and related announcements), but a boarding tuition or residence fee table is not included in the published tuition schedule.
Other costs (uniforms, meals, extracurriculars, transport, materials)
- The published tuition schedule does not itemise a separate mandatory uniform fee. The school operates an on-site dining service (Aurinkola), but meal prices and other incidental charges (if any) are not itemised in the tuition schedule. Any additional optional extracurricular or material charges are not itemised in the main tuition schedule.
Refund information
- The reservation fee is deducted from the final tuition instalment. If a place is cancelled before the start of studies, the reservation fee is not refunded. No other refund terms for paid tuition instalments are itemised in the published fee schedule.
Fee payment options and invoicing channel
- Invoices are issued via the school's electronic billing system. Specific payment methods (for example, credit card or bank transfer) are not specified in the published tuition information.
Aurinkorannikon Finnish School is a private Finnish school in Los Pacos, Fuengirola, Andalusia, Spain, operating under Finland's Basic Education Act and Upper Secondary Education Act and with the right to confer diplomas. It serves preschool through upper secondary and follows the Finnish national core curricula, with Spanish language and culture integrated as a compulsory subject. In early years Spanish is taught as a school-specific elective; from grade 4 it becomes an A2 language, and from grade 7–9 it reaches B2. The high school began in 2007, combining on-site teaching with online learning via partner schools. Students receive a laptop and textbooks with an individualized study plan guided by a counselor. The campus features Ravintola Aurinkola and welfare services, including a school psychologist and tutors, plus Niilo Mäki Institute screening and accommodations as needed. The school participates in Liikkuva Koulu and KiVa Koulu to promote activity and safe learning.
