School meals

Did you know that free school meals are a globally unique benefit?

A school meal is a healthy and varied lunch with all the right nutritional values. It gives you energy and supports your concentration on learning new things during the school day.

When you assemble your school meal in accordance with the plate model and have suitable portions of everything on your plate, the meal will take care of around one third of your daily nutritional needs.

Every day, you can choose your lunch from two main courses, one of which is a lacto-ovo vegetarian dish. Both main courses will be vegetarian at least once a week. You are always allowed to taste both courses.

One school lunch costs the municipality around two euros per pupil, providing you with a complete and varied warm lunch every day – you will not get much for the same price anywhere else!

The lunch includes:

• two main courses
• fresh vegetables and salads
• crispbread and soft bread (twice a week) with a vegetable oil spread
• fat-free milk, fat-free sour milk or water to drink.

Palvelukeskus Helsinki prepares school meals for approximately 70% of the schools of Helsinki. Click on the link above to see our schools’ menus. The menus of the schools