Övre Soppero skola in Kiruna

Compulsory schoolYear 1–6Operator: Kiruna Municipality · Kiruna, Norrbottens County

Headmaster: Nils Vasara-Hammare

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Övre Soppero skola is a small municipal compulsory school with 10 pupils.

Övre Soppero skola is a small municipal compulsory school with 10 pupils.

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The most important facts in 3 points

  1. Compulsory school in Kiruna with 10 pupils.
  2. The latest record (2023) is a review or decision without risk classification.
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Certified teachers and Pupils per teacher need extra caution

This applies only to the values listed here.

This value is missing in full or in part.

This affects

  • Certified teachers
  • Pupils per teacher
  • This staffing metric is affected by FTE definitions, local reporting practices, and temporary vacancies.

Other values here do not have this specific note.

School programmes

  • Compulsory school

Things to look into

No clear flag.

No clear attention flags from key-figure deviations or the School Inspectorate's public register. Detailed inspection history is shown in the "Safety & Inspection" card below.

Aerial view of the school

Aerial view of Övre Soppero skola, orthophoto from Lantmäteriet

Aerial view of the school's surroundings. The property is marked from the register; building use has not been verified. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0

Entrances:1 Kiruna, Övre Soppero 81, Övre Soppero

School environment

Safety & Inspection

4 open
Recently inspected 2023

4 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.

Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
2023-05-29 — Riktad tillsyn Uppföljning skolbeslut Grundskolan Kiruna Övre Soppero skola, 2023 (pdf, 669 kB)
Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
4
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.

Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

Resources

189,849 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)

Sweden: 144,179 SEK

Cost per pupil is 32% above the national average.

Cost per pupil (total) Reliability: Limited history.
189,849 SEKSweden: 144,179 SEK
Teaching Reliability: Moderate reliability.
80,700 SEK
Facilities Reliability: Moderate reliability.
41,700 SEK
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.

Source: SCB & Kolada · Last updated: 3 Jul 2026

Who runs the school

Operator

KIRUNA KOMMUN
Municipal operator

52 other schools in the municipality.

Kiruna Municipality
Municipal operator:Kiruna MunicipalityKiruna Municipality · 53 schools in the municipality

KIRUNA KOMMUN is the operator. The municipality has 52 other schools.

Operator Reliability: High reliability.
KIRUNA KOMMUN
Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
Municipal own operation
Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
52
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 5 Jul 2026

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Contact and address

Headmaster
Nils Vasara-Hammare
Visiting address
Övre Soppero skola, 98595 Övre Soppero
Postal address
98185 KIRUNA
School unit code
30318937

Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-07-05.

Everyday travelAreas that reach the school within 15 minutes.

Reachability from the school
15 min on foot
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Support and inclusion

Support and student health

This panel shows sourced support-resource data where available and marks the rest as missing or uncertain. These fields do not affect score or ranking.

SourcedCounsellor1,225 pupils per counsellorThe resource metric is statistical and should be read together with the school's own processes and contact routes.Source: Skolverket Statistikdatabasen · 2026-06-21
Missing or uncertain support-resource fields
  • MissingStudent health teamIs there sourced information about student health functions at the school?
  • MissingSpecial educatorIs special-education competence reported separately?
  • MissingSpecial needs teacherAre special needs teachers reported separately?
  • MissingSpecial education competenceIs there a verifiable aggregate metric for special education teachers?
  • MissingSchool nurseIs there sourced information about school nurse resources?
  • MissingPsychologistIs there sourced information about psychologist resources?
  • MissingStudy and career guidanceIs there sourced information about study and career guidance?
  • MissingLanguage supportIs there sourced information about language or mother-tongue support?
  • MissingAdaptations and special supportIs there verified process information for adaptations and special support?
  • MissingAccessibilityIs there sourced information about physical or pedagogical accessibility?
  • MissingContact routeIs there a verified contact route for support questions?

Privacy rule: no individual pupil health, diagnosis, support decision or personal case data may be stored.

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Nearest and similar schools

About Kiruna municipality

School-form averages across the municipality, with links to deep-dive sub-pages.

Schools
53
Avg. merit (yr 9)
223.8−3.9
Certified teachers
57%−17 pp
Pupils per teacher
10.1−1.9

Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).

Similar schools

The 5 most-similar compulsory schools based on student count, geography, teacher certification and pupil composition.

Pupils per year

Number of pupils per year group (total 8 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).

Yr 11 pupils in Yr 1
Yr 21 pupils in Yr 2
Yr 43 pupils in Yr 4
Yr 51 pupils in Yr 5
Yr 62 pupils in Yr 6

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In-depth metrics

Staff stability

Declining

53.2% qualified teachers in municipality (2025) ▼ 3.9 pp over 5 years

Source: Kolada (municipality-aggregated certified teacher trend).

Inspections & decisions

The Schools Inspectorate has issued an injunction against this school. The school must take corrective action. Most recent decision: May 2023.

Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view → · Check current status at the Schools Inspectorate ↗

Data coverage

What we do not know about Övre Soppero skola

Open school data is not complete. Use this as a checklist for what to verify with the school, provider or municipality.

  • MissingResults and score inputsSkolkoll score is not shown for this school type or lacks enough underlying data.
  • MissingEligibility and goal attainmentGrades, eligibility and goal-attainment data may be missing, suppressed or available only for some grades and school types.
  • UncertainResources, teachers and staffTeacher and resource metrics do not always show subject mix, vacancies, student-health workflows or everyday staffing.
  • PartialSupport resources and student healthSome support-resource fields have sourced statistics, but several parts are still missing or reported only in aggregate.
  • MissingSafety and study environmentWe lack current or displayable survey data about safety and study environment for this school.
  • UncertainAdmissions, placement and important datesMunicipal placement rules, queues and important dates require a local source and should be checked with the municipality or school.
  • MissingVisits, facilities and everyday environmentWe lack sourced open-house information for this school. Facilities, accessibility and everyday environment are often not open comparable data.

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