esikoulu.
An educational institution, compulsory since August 2015, for children (normally between 6 and 7 years old) the last year before beginning primary school (peruskoulu); roughly equivalent to kindergarten (US)/reception (UK).
Meaning & usage
An educational institution, compulsory since August 2015, for children (normally between 6 and 7 years old) the last year before beginning primary school (peruskoulu); roughly equivalent to kindergarten (US)/reception (UK).
nursery school, preschool (educational institution for young children, usually from 1 year up to around 6 years old; takes place before esikoululuokka and then primary school or peruskoulu (Swedish grundskola))
Where this word comes from
esi- (“pre-”) + koulu (“school”).
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