The reason for the change is stated to be a reduced number of students in both Torneå and Haparanda.
The students from Torneå who are already in school will be allowed to continue their education.
- In Tornio, in the last four years, far fewer children have been born, and it looks like it will continue, says Arja Martinviita.
Continues to take in Swedish students
It was in 1989 that Haparanda and Torneå decided to start a joint primary school.
In recent years, the Language School has been threatened with closure.
The school will continue to take in students from Haparanda.
Does this mean that what is unique about the Language School disappears?
- It is clear that the Language School as it was is changing, but the Finnish language is huge in Haparanda.
We have to plan further how it will look in the future.