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Your Musical Home in Finland

The International School of Music Finland offers lessons to students of all ages and levels. Start lessons any day!

Welcome to join our 2026-2027 school year!

Our autumn 2026 semester began on August 17 (for individual and group lessons) and August 22 (for Music Playschool lessons), but enrollment is open year round and we still have space for you! All potential students are welcome to have a trial lesson on their preferred instrument before signing up for the semester.

Click on your preferred lesson location below to check instrument and group availability and then and send us a message to set up a trial lesson.

Lessons in Helsinki

Lessons in Espoo

We Provide the Following Music Lessons:

Music Playschool Lessons

For ages 3 months – 7 years

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Pre-Instrumental Group Lessons

For Ages 5-8

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Instrument & Voice Lessons

For All Ages

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All of our lessons feature:

No entrance exams
Start any day
Lessons in English & many other languages
Locations in Helsinki and Espoo

Highly-Trained International Teachers

Lessons in 20 languages!

Languages

Instruments

Locations

Students

ISM Finland provides instrument, voice, and music playschool lessons to the diverse community of expats, international families, and everyone interested in multicultural music education in Helsinki and Espoo.

ISM is a registered non-profit organisation with a Teaching License (laaja ja yleinen opetuslupa) from the cities of Helsinki and Espoo and is part of the Association of Finnish Music Schools (Suomen musiikkioppilaitosten liitto).

News

Statement on Music Education and Pisa Scores

We believe that music education is an important part of overall education and that the music learning process benefits students in ways reaching far beyond the practice room or concert stage.

The Finnish Association of Music Schools issued a joint statement regarding the importance of music education, which fits perfectly in line with ISM‘s mission statement: Music is for everyone! Click below to read the entire statement.