The Basic Education service area is responsible for the oragnizing and developing of the Finnish Early Childhood Education, Pre-primary education, Preparatory teaching for six-year-olds and support for home care and private care

Kaksi naista istuvat ja työskentelevät.

The service area is lead by the head of Early Childhood Education johtaja Mikko Mäkelä.

The email address of the personnel is always firstname.lastname@vantaa.fi  

Contact information

Postal address

PL 1500 

01030 City of Vantaa

Head of Early Childhood Education Mikko Mäkelä 

Secretary of service Anni Vihavainen, 050 312 1779 

Service managers

Early childhood education services in the southeast area

Areas: Kuninkaanmäki, Sotunki, Ojanko, Itä-Hakkila, Hakunila, Hakkila, Vaarala, Rajakylä, Länsimäki, Kuninkaala, Jokiniemi, Tikkurila, Hiekkaharju, Simonkylä ja Ruskeasanta

Service manager

Sari Utriainen, 040 8322731

Early childhood education services in the central area and Swedish-language early childhood education

Areas: Lentokenttä, Veromies, Pakkala, Ylästö, Tammisto, Helsingin pitäjän kirkonkylä, Koivuhaka, Viertola, Ylästö, Viinikkala, Vantaanlaakso ja Martinlaakso

Service manager

Lena Karlsson, 040 5528929

Early childhood education services in the northern area

Areas: Vallinoja, Vierumäki, Korso, Leppäkorpi, Jokivarsi, Nikinmäki, Mikkola, Päiväkumpu, Havukoski, Koivukylä, Ilola, Asola, Rekola, Matari, Metsola,

Service manager

Mikael Kokljuschkin, 040 5637895

Early childhood education services in the western area

Areas: Riipilä, Kiila, Lapinkylä, Piispankylä, Myllymäki, Petikko, Askisto, Varisto, Vapaala, Myyrmäki, Kaivoksela, Hämevaara, Linnainen, Hämeenkylä, Keimola, Kivistö, Seutula, Luhtaanmäkii, Vestra

Service manager

Sanna Korpisalo, 040 5084819

Private Early Childhood Education

Service manager

Kati Timo, 040 577 2018

Secretary of service manager

Niina Linko, 043 8270949

The language and cultural coordinators

Tuija Ruonala, 050 303 5163

Nina Thurin, 050 303 4970

Kirsi Pennanen, 043 827 2114

Raija Mannermaa, 050 303 5081

Maria Partanen

The email address of the personnel is always firstname.lastname@vantaa.fi