Nummenpakka School is located in Turku, Finland and consists of three units serving over 700 students from ages 7 to 16. The school has a diverse population, with 25% of students having a mother tongue other than Finnish and 26 languages spoken overall. It aims to foster entrepreneurship and economic literacy through programs like Me & MyCity, a miniature town concept where sixth graders learn about different roles in society. The school emphasizes community, inclusion, and peace through initiatives like ninth graders welcoming first graders and declaring school peace in multiple languages at the start of each year.

1. The Future in Our Hands:
Creating European
Entrepreneurs
Nummenpakka School
Turku
Finland

2. Official Name: Suomi Finland
Foundation: 1917
Position: Northern Europe 
Scandinavia
Population: 5,5 million
Capital: Helsinki
Biggest Cities: Helsinki, Espoo,
Tampere, Vantaa, Oulu, Turku
Flag:

3. Turku

4. Nummenpakka School
Turku
Finland
Halinen Unit
85 pupils
aged 7-9
grades 1-2
Nummi Unit
216 pupils
aged 7-13
grades 1-6
Aurajoki Unit
415 pupils
aged 13-16
grades 7-9
Nummenpakka School consists of three units:

5. Pupils whose mother tongue is other than
Finnish
Nummenpakka School: 25%, 192 pupils
Halinen Unit: 50%
In addition to Finnish and sign language,
26 languages are spoken in our school,
the most common of which are
• Somali
• Kurdish
• Arabic
• Russian
• Estonian
• Albanian
• Turkish
• Afghan

6. First graders are given their
yellow caps by ninth graders
during the first week at
school.
Ninth graders
celebrate the ending
of school at a special
lunch at school.

7. Every classroom is equipped with a
beamer.
Wifi has just been installed.
Thus pupils are able to access the
Internet by using our new Tablet
computers.

8. There are 15-minute-long breaks between the lessons.
Fifth graders have been trained to encourage other pupils
to exercise and play games during the breaks.

9. There are several afternoon clubs
in our school: nature club, textile
work club, cake making club,
sports club for passive pupils, etc.

10. Fifth graders go to a three-day school camp.
Ninth graders make a class trip.

11. Once a year on a Saturday parents are invited to school
to attend lessons together with their children.

12. Yrityskylä - Me & MyCity,
is an award-winning learning concept
on entrepreneurship, economy and society.
It is meant for sixth-grade pupils.
The Me & MyCity learning environment is a miniature town, operating in
several locations around Finland. There is one in Turku.
The concept brings together pupils and teachers, university students,
companies and local authorities to foster young people’s employability skills.
During the study module, the pupils start to understand their own role
as a part of the community and gain information about economy and different
actors in the society.
Me & MyCity concept has raised a lot of interest in
different parts of the world.

13. School peace is declared in six languages at
the beginning of the school year.
We are all different,
we don’t look the same.
Differences will disappear
when you’re looking for a friend.
Young people, join together.
Let’s leave nobody alone.
Togetherness is spreading.
It’s important to have friends.
Tolerant school year to everybody!