Childcare and early learning

In Savonlinna early childhood education (varhaiskasvatus) services are offered by municipal and private day care centres (päiväkoti), as well as family daycare (perhepäivähoito).

In Savonlinna early learning services are offered by municipal nurseries and childminders. Early years services are also provided by private providers.

Applying for a municipal early childhood education place

You can apply for an early childhood education place for your child all year round. Your application should be submitted no later than four months before the childcare place is required. If, however, the need for childcare is due to starting employment or study, and the date on which you will need childcare to start could not be predicted in advance, you should apply for a place as soon as possible, however, no later than two weeks before your child needs a place.

The quickest way to proceed with the daycare applications is to apply online Desktop (savonlinna.fi) (Adjust English language settings from the upper right corner).

Applying online requires a personal ID number (henkilötunnus) and an address in Savonlinna. Please contact in educational services sivistys.virasto@savonlinna.fi, if you need any help.

Applying for a place in a private daycare centre

A place in a private daycare centre in Savonlinna is also possible, please apply directly at:

Home care allowance

As an alternative to municipally-run childcare, a family may choose to receive home care allowance if the family includes a child under the age of 3. The right to home care allowance is then extended to all the family’s other children under school age.
Thus once the period for which parental allowance is payable has ended, parents may choose

  • childcare run by the municipality
  • to receive home care allowance and look after their child at home themselves
  • to receive private day care allowance and organise a private childcare place

More information on home care allowance is available from Kela’s website. In Savonlinna no municipal bonus is paid on top of home care allowance.

Tero Tuononen, Head of early years education
tel. +358 50 435 4901
Address: Olavinkatu 27, 57130 Savonlinna
E-mail: tero.tuononen@savonlinna.fi