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

Elli Sainio Principal+358 44 776 5745
Tuire Suvitie Vice Principal +358 44 773 6804

Teachers - grades 1-6

Adele Harju-Palviainen Grade 1+358 44 790 0531
Lotta Salmi Grade 2+358 44 907 4297
Kati Koota Grade 3
+358 44 907 5740
Sam Tyrer Grade 4+358 44 907 4798
Greg Ward Grade 5kva+358 44 907 4375
Pälvi Karlsson Grade 5kvb+358 44 907 4801
Anu Bilbao Grade 6+358 44 907 5958
Maria Tervaportti Special Education Teacher +358 44 907 2918

Teachers - grades 7-9

Salla Sissonen Grade 7+358 44 907 4824
Minna Viiniemi Grade 8kva+358 44 907 4830
Beata Lafond Grade 8kvb+358 44 907 4836
Martta Hakamies Grade 9+358 44 907 4840
Maria Tervaportti Special Education Teacher +358 44 907 2918

Assistant Teachers

Marta Mäki Assistant Teacher +358 44 907 4922
Jory Martindale Assistant Teacher +358 44 907 2907

School Secretary

Sarah Kari School Secretary +358 44 907 4129

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 
Eija Käkönen

School Psychologist
Katariina Willberg tel. +358 44 728 0506 katariina.willberg@varha.fi

School Nurse 
Juulia Veranen tel. +358 44 907 5657 juulia.veranen@varha.fi

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

 

Student Counsellors and IB Coordinator

 

Student Counsellors

Liisa Taimen (grades 7-9)

 

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