There are 10 comprehensive schools in Jakobstad, of which 5 are Swedish and 4 Finnish and one is a language immersion school.
Language immersion education is of great importance in Jakobstad. Jakobstad houses Finland’s only language immersion school, where Swedish-speaking and Finnish-speaking children are taught years 1–6 in Finnish and Swedish respectively. Language immersion education is available until the secondary school level.
Upper secondary school is taught in both Swedish and Finnish.
Schools in Jakobstad
Swedish Schools
Kyrkostrands skola
Bagarnäsvägen 32
06 786 3604
Lagmans skola
Lagmansgatan 2
06 786 3488
Oxhamns skola
Paul Hallvars gata 3
06 786 3472
Språkbadsskolan (Language Immersion School)
Paul Hallvars gata 8
06 786 3496
Bonäs-Vestersundsby skola
Skolvägen
06 786 3405, 06 786 3343,
06 786 3500
Jakobstads Gymnasium
Skolgatan 20
06 786 3470
Resursskolan
Grannabba
06 786 3345
Finnish Schools
Etelänummen koulu
Runebergsgatan 2
06 786 3290
Itälän koulu
Industrivägen 13
06 786 3292
Länsinummen koulu
Västerleden 1
06 786 3572
Resurssikoulu
Grannabba
06 786 3345
Kielikylpykoulu (Language Immersion School)
Paula Hallvars gata 8
06 786 3496
Pietarsaaren lukio
Skolgatan 20
06 786 3294
Higher education
Centria University of Applied Sciences
Campus Allegro
Runebergsgatan 8
tel. 040 073 4107
Novia University of Applied Sciences
Campus Allegro
Köpmansgatan 10
tel. 06 328 5821
Optima (Education for Adults and Vocational School)
Trädgårdsgatan 30, Lannäslund 1
tel. 06 785 5222
samkommunen@optimaedu.fi
Other education
Wava-Institute
Campus Allegro
Köpmansgatan 10
tel. 06 786 3279
wava@edu.jakobstad.fi
Arbis, Swedish (Evening) Institute
Skolgatan 25–27 B
tel. 06 786 3264
arbis@jakobstad.fi
arbis.jakobstad.fi
Työväenopisto, Finnish (Evening) Institute
Skolgatan 25–27 A
tel. 040 7851256
Head Master 06 786 3249
tyovaenopisto@pietarsaari.fi
www.jakobstad.fi/tyovaenopisto