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 Autumn 2025 semester!

Our autumn semester will begin on August 18 (Music Playschool groups begin on August 25), and we 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.

Note that the school is currently on holiday until 4.8.2025, so all messages and registrations will be processed and responded to upon the return to office in August.

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, Espoo, and online

Highly-Trained International Teachers

Lessons in 18 languages!

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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

August 14: Free Hands-On Instrument Demonstrations and Music Playschool Workshops (Helsinki Night of the Arts)

Come visit the International School of Music Finland on Helsinki’s Night of the Arts for hands-on instrument demonstrations for all ages and fun music playschool workshops for children! You can also meet our teachers and learn more about our school and the lessons we offer.

We will have the opportunity to try out the following instruments:

Drums
Guitar
Piano
Violin
and more!

The Music Playschool workshops are for children ages 6 months to 7 years. We will publish more information about the workshops closer to the day of the event.

The event is for all ages. All of our teachers speak English and several other languages. We look forward to seeing you there!

WHEN: Thursday 14.08.2025 from 16.00-19.00
WHERE: ISM Studio (Hietalahdenkatu 8 & 10, Helsinki)
PRICE: Free!

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Join one of our FREE choirs!

Are you looking for a fun way to participate in musical group lessons? We currently have two free choirs open for continuous enrollment in Espoo (with no previous singing experience required!):

International Children’s Choir (Espoo)
Where? Espoo International School (Lillhemtintie 1, Espoo)
When? Tuesdays 15:30-16:30
For who? Children ages 5-12

Indian Music Choir (Espoo)
Where? Monikko (Veräjäpellonkatu 12, Espoo)
When? Thursdays 17:00-17:45
For who? Children ages 6-13

If you are interested in any of these choirs, please register using the link below:

Register Here