Student's Guide
School Year 2023–2024
The school year 2023–2024 begins on 21 August 2023 and ends on 25 May 2024.
Schedule
Autumn semester: August 21 – December 16, 2023
Spring semester: January 8 – May 25, 2024
Download the schedule for the school year 2023–24 here.
Autumn holiday: 16–22 October 2023 (week 42)
All Saints’ Day: Saturday 4 November 2023
Independence Day: Wednesday 6 December 2023
Christmas holidays: 17 December 2023–7 January 2024
Winter holiday: 19–24 February 2024 (week 8)
Easter: 29 March–1 April 2024
May Day: Wednesday 1 May 2024
Ascension Day: Thursday 9 May 2024
Teaching sessions that are not held due to holidays will be rescheduled for students to some other time, which the teachers will inform their groups about.
Tuition fees 2023
The current tuition fees for Espoo School of Art are:
Basic Arts Teaching Groups
• Early childhood education 5-6-year-olds, 2 lessons per week (90 min): €270
• Basic groups 7–10-year-olds, 2 lessons per week (90 min): €270
• Basic groups 11-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €292
• Periodic groups 12–13-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €303
• Workshops 14–20-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €324
• Printmaking workshop 14–20-year-olds, 4 lessons per week (180 min): €391
Please find more information about discounts on tuition fees at the end of this page.
One lesson lasts 45 minutes.
The tuition fee includes high-quality art supplies and professional teaching. In addition, the fee covers student exhibitions, the Eepos portal user account (e.g. student evaluations) as well as final work seminars, exhibitions and certificates.
Art clubs & Courses
Art clubs at school premises:
• 60 min art club: €200/semester
• 90 min art club: €228/semester
Other courses: Please visit the Course pages (in Finnish) and Eepos to see the prices of the currently available courses.
Tuition fees 2024
The tuition fees 2024 for Espoo School of Art are:
Basic Arts Teaching Groups
• Early childhood education 5-6-year-olds, 2 lessons per week (90 min): €280
• Basic groups 7–10-year-olds, 2 lessons per week (90 min): €280
• Basic groups 11-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €304
• Periodic groups 12–13-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €315
• Workshops 14–20-year-olds, 3 lessons per week (135 min): €337
• Printmaking workshop 14–20-year-olds, 4 lessons per week (180 min): €407
Please find more information about discounts on tuition fees at the end of this page.
One lesson lasts 45 minutes.
The tuition fee includes high-quality art supplies and professional teaching. In addition, the fee covers student exhibitions, the Eepos portal user account (e.g. student evaluations) as well as final work seminars, exhibitions and certificates.
Art clubs
Art clubs at school premises:
• 60 min art club: €208/semester
• 90 min art club: €235/semester
Payment policies
The tuition fees for the basic education groups and art clubs of the School of Art are paid at the beginning of each semester. The payment for one semester may be made in two instalments; the due date of the latter will be one month after the due date indicated on the tuition fee invoice. Course invoices will be sent to participants before the course starts.
All invoices are sent to the primary guardians of underaged students and to adult students by e-mail. The sender of the invoice is the Eepos mailing system (billing@eepos.fi). If you have not received your invoice on time, please check your spam folder or contact the office of the School of Art.
Failure to pay the invoice will result in the immediate loss of the right to participate in teaching. A student whose guardian has outstanding unpaid invoices to the School of Art will not be admitted to any teaching groups.
The invoice is enforceable without a court ruling, and the unpaid tuition fee is passed onto debt collection. A student who has lost their right to study in the School of Art due to an unpaid invoice can re-apply as a new student during the next application period, if the outstanding invoice has been paid.
Cancelling enrolment or discontinuing studies
Remember to submit a written notification to free up your place if you wish to cancel your enrolment or discontinue your studies, by sending an email to the school office (toimisto@espoonkuvis.fi). If you don’t cancel your enrolment, the place in the group is considered to be filled and, consequently, you will be invoiced for it even if the student doesn’t attend any classes.
Admission to basic education groups and art clubs can be cancelled free of charge by the invoice deadline, and course admissions can be cancelled by the deadline specified in the course registration info. After these deadlines, the school will charge a partial or full fee for the cancelled activities.
Discounts on tuition fees
Each semester, the rector grants tuition discounts and accepts non-paying students into basic education groups in arts and crafts on the basis of applications. The policy does not apply to club or course activities such as art clubs, summer courses, family courses or color baths.
The family’s income and the size of the family are taken into account when considering the discount. The amounts of granted discounts vary. A discount or exemption from the tuition fee can only be granted to one child per family. This is to ensure that as many families as possible can benefit from the discounts. Course or club participants cannot apply for discounts.
Applications for discounts or exemptions from tuition fees must be submitted to the School of Art office by 15 September for the autumn semester and by 31 January for the spring semester.
The discount is granted per semester; a discount granted for the previous semester does not remain valid for the following semester, meaning that a new application must be submitted for each semester. Late or incomplete applications shall not be processed.
Fill out and print the electronic (PDF) application here. Paper application forms can be obtained from the teaching facilities and the office of the School of Art. Completed applications and required attachments should be delivered to the office of the School of Art:
Espoo School of Art, PO Box 6670, 02070 Espoon kaupunki
Visiting address: WeeGee exhibition centre, Ahertajantie 5, Espoo
A low-income family can also apply for the SOS-Lapsikylä "Unelmista totta" hobby grant. Hobby support is intended primarily for children and young people who do not yet have a meaningful hobby of their own. Search the hobby "Espoon kuvataidekoulu" and apply for support. Applying for support requires registration.
Support for a hobby can also be applied from the following:
• Hope - Yhdessä & Yhteisesti ry
• Pelastakaa Lapset ry
• Tukikummit
• Minela Säätiö
• Supplementary and preventive social assistance for children's hobbies (the Western Uusimaa Wellbeing Services County)