Children's hobby opportunities

At Äänekoski, you can enjoy a wide range of activities from music, visual arts and theater. Sports clubs and organizations also organize exercise and sports activities in the city's sports facilities; the range of species is huge.

Art hobby

goal-oriented visual art hobby for children and young people, basic art education at Kukkula visual arts school

https://koskelansetlementti.net/kuvataidekoulu/

Youth services

offers versatile open hobby activities. The city's youth services rents band spaces and offers low-threshold music hobby, as well as other hobby activities.

https://www.aanekoski.fi/nuoret

Enjoying music

Ala-Keitele's music school: various opportunities from private lessons to group teaching, music house activities (formerly music club activities), goal-oriented music hobby for children and young people, basic art education

https://www.akmo.fi/

Koskela school: muscari for 0-3 year olds, various opportunities from private lessons to choir or band hobby

https://koskelansetlementti.net/lapset-ja-nuoret/

Enjoying dancing

Koskela school has various group classes and the opportunity to practice numerous dance genres
Koskela school organizes goal-oriented dance hobby for children and young people, basic art education

https://koskelansetlementti.net/tanssi/

Doing theater

Koskela College's drama groups

https://koskelansetlementti.net/koskela-opisto/kurssit-ja-koulutukset/

Äänekoski theater

https://aanekoskenteatteri.fi/

Sports hobbies

the city's sports facilities are for independent use by the citizens; In the sports facilities, I also organize group exercise for all ages, including exercise for special children, adults and seniors

https://www.aanekoski.fi/kulttuuri-ja-liikunta/sisaliikunta

https://www.aanekoski.fi/kulttuuri-ja-liikunta/ulkoliikunta

sports clubs and organizations organize exercise and sports activities in the city's sports facilities; the range of species is huge

https://www.aanekoski.fi/kulttuuri-ja-liikunta/jarjestot-ja-seurat/liikuntaseurat

Koskela college has numerous sports groups for different ages

https://opistopalvelut.fi/aanekoski/index.php?l=fi

Families with children

Support and help

Family center activity

Early childhood education

In Äänekoski, municipal early childhood education is organized in kindergartens and guided family day care. The goal is to offer families early childhood education that supports the child's growth and development together with the parents.

Basic education and schools

The town of Äänekoski has five basic education elementary schools and two unified schools.

Enrollment in basic education

Basic education is the cornerstone of the education system and at the same time part of the education continuum that starts with preschool education. Basic education offers students the opportunity to form the basis of a broad general education and complete compulsory education.

Wilma

Wilma is an information system used for communication between home and school.

School working and holiday hours

Food services

Children's clinic electronic appointment booking

You can also book an appointment at the children's clinic through the electronic appointment booking system.

Children's hobby opportunities

In Äänekoski, you can indulge in a wide variety of music, visual arts and theater. Sports clubs and organizations also organize exercise and sports activities in the city's sports facilities; the range of species is huge.

School hobby groups

Äänekoski is involved in the nationwide Harrastaminen Suomen modelli project, which enables school clubs in Äänekoski.

Playgrounds

Elonkierto community garden

The town of Äänekoski has an Elonkierto community garden, which everyone is welcome to participate in! The goal of the community garden in Piilolanniemi is to meet people and work together.

Baby swimming

New baby swimming families are welcome to the next baby swimming info. The place is Liikuntatalo's cabinet, 1st floor. When starting a family for the first time, registration for baby swimming takes place at the end of the information session.

libraries

Ask for help button

The ask for help button is a low-threshold electronic channel through which you can get guidance and advice on the right kind of help. You can ask for help anonymously.

Hobby grant

The hobby grant is intended primarily for families where it is difficult for children to participate in hobby activities due to the family's financial situation.

Contact information and forms

We gathered together the various contact information for family services and educational services. In addition, here you can find forms that you can use to apply for e.g. for pre-school education, basic education, morning and afternoon school activities.