designed by alanis MÄNNIKKÖ ELEMENTARY SCHOOL "Oh, pine tree, you grow on the heath, so tall, straight and firm; see I a pine forest growing thick, there I shall stop and fell logs for my cabin." Männikkö (Pine Forest) School is situated on a beauty spot called Myllymäki (Mill Hill) about eight kilometers from the center of Lapua. The school building - built in 1920 and completely renovated in 1992- offers excellent premises for unique, modern, constantly developing learning methods. To the children the beautiful hill surrounded by pines presents all-year opportunities for imaginative recess-games, such as hut-building, sliding and tobogganing. There are 83 pupils and four teachers in our school. Riitta Perälä teach Grade 0, Anni Hakola Grades 1-2, Jaana Taipale Grade 3, Elina Suutala Grade 4 and the headteacher, Tero Ala- Nissilä Grades 5-6. Seija Mäntylä, the English teacher and Hanna Keltto-Koski, the special teacher come to our school once a week. Welcome to wear out the seat of your trousers on Männikkö hill as dozens of age groups have done before you!