School year
When do we start? When is the holiday season? Here are the most important dates during the school year.
General schedule for studies in the school year 2025–26
11.8.2025 Autumn semester starts
Week 34 Music playschool and dance studies start
Week 36 Preparatory studies of music and Open Conservatory studies start
13.–17.10.2025 (week 42) Autumn break
19.12.2025 Last day of the semester
7.1.2026 Spring semester starts
2.–6.3.2026 (week 10) Winter break
3.–6.4.2026 Easter holiday
1.5.2026 Labour Day
14.5.2026 Ascension Day
27.52026. Last day of spring semester
Teachers inform their groups about more specific schedules, end dates and events during the school year.
Specific schedules depending on the field of study
Children’s dance, Preparatory study of dance, Ballet and contemporary dance
School year 2025–2026
Autumn semester 2025
18.8., Mon, Dance studies start following the weekly schedule
13.–17.10., Mon–Fri, Autumn break, (week 42)
Early age rehealsal (Valohalli)
Christmas celebration for music play school and dance at Juankoski (Virastotalon sali)
Basic aducation in dnace: Omat tanssit -show (Valohalli)
Christmas celebration (early age in dance) (Valohalli)
Christmas celebration in Nilsiä (Manttu)
19.12., Fri, Last day of the autumn semester
Spring semester 2026
7.1., Mon, Dance studies start
2.–6.3., Mon–Fri, Winterbreak (week 10)
3.–6.4., Fri–Mon, Easter Holiday
1.5., Thu, Labour Day
Spring show of basic studies in dance (Konserttisali)
Early age rehealsal (Valohalli)
Early age dancer’s spring show (Valohalli)
Wed, Perusopetuksen päätösjuhla (Kaupungintalon juhlasali)
27.5., Last day of the spring semester
Teachers inform their groups about more specific schedules, end dates and events during the school year.