Tuula Väisänen

Master of Arts, University of Jyväskylä 1988

Pedagogical studies at the University of Helsinki 1991.

I have worked as a teacher of Russian language in schools and educational institutions starting from primary school to university and adult education.

University of Eastern Finland 1994-2000 supervising teacher trainees, teaching Russian to exchange students, learning material project in Russian language in cooperation with Center of International Education Moscow University

President of the Russian teachers Association in Finland 1998–2003

National Agency of Education 2000–2003 Learning outcomes evaluation project in A syllabus of French, German and Russian languages. Evaluates the attainment of learning goals related to the objectives of pre-primary and basic education core curricula.
Member of the learning materials working group in Russian language, textbook series Mozhno, Extrem

Finnish-Russian School 2003–2007 Deputy school principal

Finnish–Russian School 2007- School Principal

New school building project 2015–2021. The purpose of the project was a safe, healthy, and modern school that would offer a communal study and work environment. The new building is backed by a strong pedagogical vision based on the future-oriented thinking of the Finnish national curriculum (of 2014).

The use of the building has been planned together with a wide array of experts from different fields in more than 50 workshops. Designers, architects, teachers, students, and other experts from various fields have been involved in the planning.