Haapavesi upper secondary

school

Haapaveden lukio

Finland

* Area:

* total: 338,145 sq km

* land: 304,473 sq km

* water: 33,672 sq km

* Population 5,244,749

* 0-14 years: 16.6%

* 15-64 years: 66.8%

* 65 years and over: 16.6%

Finland

* Median age:

* total: 41.8 years

* male: 40.3 years female: 43.4 years

* School life expectancy (primary to

tertiary education)

* total: 17 years, male: 17 years, female:

18 years (2006)

Haapavesi

* The population is about 7 500 and the

area is 1 086,27 square kilometers, if

which 36,72 square kilometers is water

and population density is about 7

persons/km2

* 0-14 years 20,10%

* 15-64 years 63,11%

* 65 and over 16,79%

Economy

* Entrepreneurship is based on raw

materials which are refined by, for

example, Vapo and Valio, which is

specially well know for its Oltermanni

cheese. The biggest peat powerplant in

the world, Kanteleen voima, which

produces only electricity is situated in

Eskolanniemi, Haapavesi

Schools

* Educational institutes situated in

Haapavesi are

* 8 elementary schools, 1 upper level of

comprehensive school

* Haapavesi vocational institute

* Folk high school

* Haapavesi institute

* Haapavesi upper secondary school

Distances

* 516 kilometers to Helsinki

* 121 kilometers to Oulu

* 35 kilometers to the nearest railway

station in Oulainen

* 125 kilometers to the nearest airport in

Oulu (Oulunsalo)

Haapavesi upper secondary

school* About 180 students and about 10

students taking double exam and about

10 students doing distance studies

* International activities

* Student trips to Sweden, France,

Germany, Italy

...continued

* School has good relationships with

university of Oulu

* ICT-line, where students can take

studies from Department of Information

Processing Science

* Students can go to study at Oulu

university without entrance exam

* Chemistry and science studies