Live in Korpo

Korpo is a perfect place for families with children; the proximity to nature, the small safe community and all basic services are close at hand. Here is some information about the services available for families with children in Korpo. If you're thinking of moving here, contact one of the local immigration pilots to get first-hand information about living in Korpo.

The Korpo municipal kindergarten currently has around 30 children aged 1-6 years. The day care centre is located in the same building as the Archipelago Sea School and Ulkosaariston koulu in Korpo. We have activities in Swedish and Finnish for children aged 1-5 and preschool. The beach and forest are nearby, as well as a sports field and an exercise track. Our kindergarten is small and safe, where the children know the staff and each other. Despite its size, Korpos kindergarten is a truly international kindergarten where 7 different languages are spoken.

More info about Korpo Day Care Centre

The Elementary school Skärgårdshavets skola is a school with students from preschool to grade 9. The Finnish school Ulkosaariston koulu, Korpo Library, Korpo Kindergarten and the central kitchen are also located in the same building, the school centre. The school is attended by pupils from Korpo and in grades 7-9 also from the Houtskär municipality area.

The school has a total of about 50 students taught by 13 teachers. Some teachers are shared with Kyrkbackens skola in Nagu and Ulkosaariston koulu. School life is characterised by a natural cooperation across language borders, as break areas, classrooms and the teachers' room are shared by both schools. A large proportion of pupils come to the school by taxi and bus, and travel by one to three ferries to get to the school.

The school is located close to nature, with the sea on one side and the forest on the other. The school actively promotes outdoor activities and as an extra subject in grades 8-9 there is a subject called Archipelago Studies, which highlights old archipelago traditions and new thinking about industries and tourism. The school cooperates with the Finnish school and with the schools in Nagu and Houtskär on various events and excursions.

More info about the school

Korpo's youth centre Gluggen is located in the same building as Restaurant Hjalmars, in the middle of Korpo church village. The entrance is on the ground floor next to the parking lot at the back of the building. The recreation leader Emma works at Gluggen.

In the youth centre you can relax with your friends, you can talk to someone outside of school, you can chill out and listen to music. There are video games (PS3 and PS4), football games and pool tables.

You can also sit in privacy and do your homework or play a board game. Outside the Gluggen there is a popular parkour course that can be used at any time.

In Korpo there are many active associations that organise fun programmes and activities. For families with children, for example. family game nights organized by Folkhälsan i Korpo rf, for children aged 0-6 years in the sports hall of Skärgårdshavets skola every Wednesday during the school year at 18:15-19:30. Flkhälsan i Korpo rf also organises various pop-up family events throughout the year and swimming school in the summer.

The Art-Dur art school has many courses in Korpo and Nagu: https://www.artdur.fi/kurser/

Here you can find out more about the activities organised for children and young people in Korpo.

Music and dance institute Arkipelag organises high quality music and dance lessons for children. Check their website for more information.

The Citizens' Institute Archipelago Combi offers a wide range of evening courses and short courses in the archipelago. Here you can see the offer in Korpo.

BioSydväst is an itinerant cinema that shows current cinema films in all districts of Pargas City. In Korpo, the cinema is shown in Kommunalgården every Thursday. Priority is given to children's films. The programme is published in the city's information magazine NYTT, Pargas Kungörelser and on Facebook. BioSydväst also organises film festivals and film weekends. https://www.pargas.fi/biosydvast

Check also the events calendar to see all the programmes organised on the island every month.

Longing for peace and quiet? Maybe you dream of renovating an old house, growing your own food and downshifting? Korpo has all the possibilities! Korpo has recently become increasingly popular among people looking for an alternative to the hectic city life. The Corona pandemic and the new wave of remote work possibilities has made it possible to live and work in places other than your workplace. Opportunities for livelihoods are also great if you are prepared to take on a variety of construction, cleaning and yard work, as well as jobs in the elderly, health and day care sectors. Check the Korpo job vacancies section (link a work in Korpo) for more information.

Korpo is an open society where every newcomer is seen as a positive asset to the island and an asset to us all. If you are thinking of moving to the archipelago and would like to talk to someone who has recently moved here, please contact one of our immigration pilots (link to immigration pilots)

The Citizens' Institute Archipelago Combi offers a wide range of evening courses and short courses in the archipelago. Here you can see the offer in Korpo.

BioSydväst is an itinerant cinema that shows current cinema films in all districts of Pargas City. In Korpo, the cinema is shown in Kommunalgården every Thursday. Priority is given to children's films. The programme is published in the city's information magazine NYTT, Pargas Kungörelser and on Facebook. BioSydväst also organises film festivals and film weekends. https://www.pargas.fi/biosydvast

Check also the events calendar to see all the programmes organised on the island every month.

What better place to enjoy your retirement than in the archipelago? Here we have (almost) as many sunny days as in the sunny coast of Spain :D Korpo's pensioners are very active and organise many fun activities. These include boules games, monthly meetings, friends' meetings, trips and other pleasant programmes.

Proximity to care is of course important. At the moment, the Korpo health station is open weekdays from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m., doctors are on hand once a week and the ambulance service operates throughout the archipelago 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

The service home Regnbågen offers intensive service housing in beautiful surroundings on the edge of a forest in Korpo church village. The focus is on a safe and meaningful everyday life. Home health care and home care in Korpo are based at Regnbågen. Read more about Regnbågen service home here.

The Citizens' Institute Archipelago Combi offers a wide range of evening courses and short courses in the archipelago. Here you can see the offer in Korpo.

BioSydväst is an itinerant cinema that shows current cinema films in all districts of Pargas City. In Korpo, the cinema is shown in Kommunalgården every Thursday. Priority is given to children's films. The programme is published in the city's information magazine NYTT, Pargas Kungörelser and on Facebook. BioSydväst also organises film festivals and film weekends. https://www.pargas.fi/biosydvast

Check also the events calendar to see all the programmes organised on the island every month.