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Sverigefinska Språkskolan in Upplands Väsby

Compulsory school Year 1–9 STIFTELSEN SPRÅKSKOLAN I UPPLANDS VÄSBY · Upplands Väsby, Stockholms County

Headmaster: Maija Vola

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top 6% Near average Compared to all compulsory schools nationally
Skolkoll Score 56 out of 100. The scale goes from 0 (lowest) to 100 (highest). 50 is the average. This school performs near average. Better than 94% of Sweden’s compulsory schools

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Sverigefinska Språkskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 120 pupils.

Sverigefinska Språkskolan is a medium-sized independent compulsory school with 120 pupils. The share of qualified teachers (54%) is below the national average of 72%.

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The most important facts in 3 points

  1. Compulsory school in Upplands Väsby with 120 pupils.
  2. The latest inspection (2026) has no recorded deficiencies in our data.
  3. Applying? Go to the school's application link on this page.

Skolkoll interpretation

Sverigefinska Språkskolan is compared here with 16 other schools with the same school form in Upplands Väsby municipality; it has 120 pupils versus the municipal average of 319.

The year-9 merit value is 273.1, 33.3 points above the municipal average and 45.5 points above the national average.

Qualified teachers: 54%, 15 percentage points below the municipal average and 19 percentage points below the national average.

Pupils per teacher is 10.1, 3.8 lower than the municipal average.

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School programmes

  • Compulsory school

Signals from the School Inspectorate and reporting channels

  • 54% qualified teachers — more than 10 percentage points below the national average (72%).

School profile

The school's strengths compared with all primary schools nationally.

Radar diagram: school profile across five dimensions ResultsStaffSafetyResourcesTrend
  • Merit rating P94
  • Certified teachers P9
  • Pupil-teacher ratio P79
  • Eligibility (upper secondary) P86

Source: Skolverket, Swedish Schools Inspectorate.

Aerial view of the school

Aerial view of Sverigefinska Språkskolan, orthophoto from Lantmäteriet

The school's property boundary and buildings from the Swedish Land Survey's property register. Updated 2026. Source: Lantmäteriet · CC BY 4.0

Upplands Väsby, Travgatan 53A, Upplands Väsby Schoolyard: approx. 9,400 m²

Entrances: 1 Upplands Väsby, Travgatan 53A, Upplands Väsby

School performance

Results

273.1
Merit value yr 9

Sweden: 227.6

Results are reported by the school operator to Skolverket.

Merit value yr 9 Reliability: High reliability.
273.1 From 262.5 (2324) to 273.1 (2425) Sweden: 227.6
Eligible for upper secondary Reliability: High reliability.
100.0% Sweden: 86.0%
NP Swedish yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
14.5 pts
NP Mathematics yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
12.7 pts
NP English yr 9 (mean score) Reliability: High reliability.
17.7 pts
High reliability — Direct data from the school operator.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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Staff

54%
Qualified teachers

Municipality: 69% · Sweden: 72%

54% of teachers hold a pedagogical degree — 19 percentage points below the national average.

Qualified teachers Reliability: High reliability.
54% Municipality: 69% · Sweden: 72%
Pupils per teacher Reliability: High reliability.
10.1 Municipality: 13.9 · Sweden: 12.0
High reliability — Reported directly by the school operator.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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School environment

Safety & Inspection

1 open
Recently inspected 2026

1 open remark(s) from the Schools Inspectorate.

Latest inspection decision Reliability: High reliability.
2026-06-12 — Riktad tillsyn Skolbeslut Grundskola Upplands Väsby Sverigefinska skolan i Upplands Väsby, 2026 (pdf, 126 kB)
Open remarks Reliability: High reliability.
1
High reliability — Inspection register and Skolenkäten survey.

Source: Schools Inspectorate + Skolverket · Last updated: 19 Jun 2026

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Resources

141,118 SEK
Cost per pupil (total)

Sweden: 144,179 SEK

Cost per pupil is 2% below the national average.

Cost per pupil (total) Reliability: Limited history.
141,118 SEK Sweden: 144,179 SEK
Limited history — Cost data updated annually by Kolada/SCB.

Source: SCB & Kolada · Last updated: 17 Jun 2026

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Who runs the school

Operator

STIFTELSEN SPRÅKSKOLAN I UPPLANDS VÄSBY
Independent operator

55 other schools in the municipality.

STIFTELSEN SPRÅKSKOLAN I UPPLANDS VÄSBY operates this school independently.

Operator Reliability: High reliability.
STIFTELSEN SPRÅKSKOLAN I UPPLANDS VÄSBY
Operating form Reliability: High reliability.
Independent
Other schools in municipality Reliability: High reliability.
55
High reliability — Current data from Skolverket and Bolagsverket.

Source: Skolverket · Last updated: 20 Jun 2026

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Next step: Apply for a place

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Contact and address

Headmaster
Maija Vola
Visiting address
Ryttargatan 275, 19471 Upplands Väsby
Postal address
RYTTARGATAN 275, 19471 UPPLANDS VÄSBY
School unit code
68403656

Source: Skolverket School Unit Register · Pipeline-fetched on 2026-06-20.

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Nearest and similar schools

About Upplands Väsby municipality

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

Schools
56
Avg. merit (yr 9)
239.8 +12.2
Certified teachers
71% −3 pp
Pupils per teacher
14.1 +2.1

Source: Skolverket (aggregated school statistics).

Similar schools

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

Rälsen AB åk 4-9
Sollentuna
Merit: 285.3 Cert: 56% 140 pupils
3 km away 96% similarity
Källskolan F-5
Upplands-Bro
Merit: — Cert: 52% 120 pupils
10 km away 96% similarity
Vittra Rösjötorp
Sollentuna
Merit: — Cert: — 100 pupils
9 km away 95% similarity
Viljaskolan Sollentuna
Sollentuna
Merit: 214.6 Cert: 55% 70 pupils
3 km away 94% similarity
Ellen Key skolan
Stockholm
Merit: 262.3 Cert: — 100 pupils
14 km away 93% similarity

Grade distribution

Share of pupils per grade, school year 2024/25.

+1.1 Grades close to national-test results — no clear inflation signal.

Source: SIRIS/Skolverket · See full A–F distribution in the data view →

Pupils per year

Number of pupils per year group (total 122 pupils). Latest available year from Skolverket (SIRIS).

Yr 1 6 pupils in Yr 1
Yr 2 12 pupils in Yr 2
Yr 3 13 pupils in Yr 3
Yr 4 16 pupils in Yr 4
Yr 5 16 pupils in Yr 5
Yr 6 15 pupils in Yr 6
Yr 7 16 pupils in Yr 7
Yr 8 12 pupils in Yr 8
Yr 9 16 pupils in Yr 9

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Staff stability

Improving

71.2% qualified teachers in municipality (2025) ▲ + 3.3 pp over 5 years

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

Throughput year 6 → year 9

100.0% → 91.7%

▼ 8.3 pp drop year 6 → year 9

  • 15 pupils yr 6
  • 16 pupils yr 9

Source: Skolverket SIRIS + Skolverket Statistical Database.

Inspections & decisions

The Schools Inspectorate has issued an injunction against this school. The school must take corrective action. Most recent decision: Jun 2026.

Source: Skolinspektionen tillsynsregister (open data). Updated when new decisions are published. · See all decisions and review types in the data view →

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Last updated: Source: Skolverket, SALSA, Skolinspektionen, SCB, Kolada, Lantmäteriet

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