The City Board proposes to the Council to close Peltosaari School

9.3.2026 News Participate and influence Town government Town council Basic education Decision making Information management

The Riihimäki City Board proposes to the City Council that the Peltosaari School be closed from the beginning of August 2026. The Board discussed the closure of the school at its meeting on Monday, March 9, 2026. The City Board was unanimous in its proposal to close the Peltosaari School. The Council will take a position on the matter on Monday, March 16, 2026.

The city has restarted preparations for the future of Peltosaari School following a decision by the Hämeenlinna Administrative Court. The Administrative Court overturned the decision made by the city council at the end of last year to close down the Peltosaari School. According to the Administrative Court, the decision had been made in the wrong order and the city had not provided sufficient opportunities for influence as required by the Administrative Procedure Act.

Peltosaari School has no longer been allocated premises since August of this year. Therefore, the matter was prepared for the board to make a decision.

In December 2025, the Riihimäki City Council decided to update the early childhood education and basic education service network. According to the schedule set by the council, the update work should be completed in May 2026. Preparations regarding the future of Peltosaari School will be carried out as a separate matter from the service network study, so that preparations and information regarding the next academic year can be carried out in time.

The government approved the ICT agreements

In addition to the closure of Peltosaari School, the City Board discussed the tendering process for the city's basic ICT services. The Board approved the framework, service and delivery agreement between the city and Enfo Oy.

The government had already made a decision to procure ICT services from Enfo. The framework agreement between the city and Enfo is for seven years, and the actual service agreement will initially last for three years. The scope of the procurement included user support services, maintenance of the life cycle of terminal devices, server usage and capacity services, cloud services, service implementation and complementary expert services. The maximum value of the framework agreement excluding VAT during the contract period is EUR 24 million.