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Overview

Our school is well-known for its excellent academic achievements. We have ranked top among the smaller-sized upper-secondary schools. Everybody knows one another and taking care of matters is simple.

We have a typical continental climate. The average temperature in January - February is about -10 degrees Celsius. Kainuu region is one of the snowiest parts of Finland during the winter season. The average temperature in July is about 16 degrees Celsius.

595 km to Helsinki - 145 km to Oulu - 37 km to Kajaani

Requirement

Entrance Interview
Motivation Letter

We have no GPA requirement.

Expenses

Paltamon Lukio is located in the center and services are very close by. The health care center is under a kilometer away and stores are near as well. We have our own gym which is free to use for our students. The dormitory is located about a kilometer away from our school so everything is near.

One-bedroom apartment is 300 euros per month, a two-bedroom apartment is 450 euros per month and a three-room apartment is 700 euros per month.

Accommodation

Apartments are one-bedroom, two-bedroom, and three-bedroom apartments.

The Housing Company is in charge of providing students with accommodation. Since there's a cultural difference, please make sure students can live with someone at the beginning phase rather than alone as well as they are separated according to their gender.

Other

Study line: Our Upper Secondary is a general upper secondary school.

We have had exchange students from Belgium, Germany, Austria, and the USA.

We have no tuition, we offer free laptops, lunch, learning materials, textbooks, an e-learning environment, and student health care. The school will assign a tutor for students.

We offer remedial instruction and support.

We have a student body and events organized at school and in a small school, it is easy to get to know new people. We also have Erasmus+ projects in our school.