Contacts

School building and general information

 

School building (grades 1-6)                          
Turku International School
Kraatarinkatu 4
20610 Turku
Finland

School building (grades 7-9 and IB)
Turun Normaalikoulu
Annikanpolku 9
20610 Turku
Finland

Bus connections (Föli): Bus stop 884 Koukkarinkatu, lines 12, 32, 42, 99. Then walk till the end of Krööpilankatu. Or stay on the bus until the Varissuo terminal stop.

Train connections: The nearest railway station to Norssi is Kupittaa Station if you are coming from Helsinki direction and it is about 4 kilometres from Varissuo where our school is located in the middle of the suburb. Buses 32 and 42 stop in the street next to the station. Get on the bus on the same side where the station main entrance is. The Turku main railway station is about 7 km from our school and about 1,3 km from the market place.

Principals

Mirjam Rasmus Head of School (until 31.7.2025)+358 46 922 4778
Elli Sainio Head of School (from 1.8.2025)
Tuija Niemi Deputy Head - primary school (until 31.7.2025)+358 50 367 0336
Tarja Ruohonen Deputy Head - lower-secondary school (until 31.7.2025)+358 40 715 8650
Tuire Suvitie Deputy Head (from 1.8.2025)+358 29 450 3276

Teachers - grades 1-6

Adele Harju-Palviainen Grade 1+358 46 921 4992
Lotta Salmi Grade 2+358 50 515 0435
Kati Koota Grade 3
+358 50 514 6747
Sam Tyrer Grade 4
Gregory Ward Grade 5kva+358 40 356 6091
Pälvi Karlsson Grade 5kvb
Anu Bilbao Grade 6+358 50 322 4185
Maria Tervaportti Special Education Teacher

Teachers - grades 7-9

Salla Sissonen Grade 7
Minna Viiniemi Grade 8kva+358 40 840 7515
Beata Lafond Grade 8kvb+358 44 019 7929
Martta Hakamies Grade 9
Maria Tervaportti Special Education Teacher

Assistant Teachers

Marta Mäki Assistant Teacher +358 29 450 4790
Jory Martindale Assistant Teacher +358 44 971 9173

School Secretaries

Kati Eteläkoski-Heimo school secretary (matters concerning pupils) until 31.7.2025+358 50 329 7342
Satu Rauhala-Zerkout school secretary (matters concerning staff) until 31.7.2025+358 50 349 6617
Jenny Kari school secretary (until 31.7.2025)+358 50 564 9627
Jaana Pirkkalainen school secretary (upper secondary school)+358 29 450 3232
Sarah Kari School Secretary (from 1.8.2025)

Healthcare and student welfare

Centralised helpline of school health care
Mon – Thu 8am – 2pm and Fri 8am – 1pm
tel. +358 2 266 1570

School Welfare Officer 
Jatta Auremaa tel. +358 50 592 4685

School Psychologist
Lisa Ritakallio tel. +358 44 710 9627

School Nurse (grades 1 – 4)
Mia Balogh tel. +358 44 907 5657

School Nurse (grades 5 – 9)
Jaana Peltonen tel. +358 40 192 4351

School Nurse (IB)
Vilma Alcenius tel. +358 40 149 8500

 

Student Counsellors and IB Coordinator

 

Student Counsellors

Merituuli Kallio (grades 7-9)
tel. + 358 40 500 0445
e-mail: merituuli.kallio@utu.fi

Lotta Sundgren (IB)
tel. + 358 50 359 6682
e-mail: uhsund@utu.fi

IB Coordinator (IB Diploma Programme)

Marianna Vanhatalo
tel. + 358 40 577 3395
e-mail: marianna.vanhatalo@utu.fi