Mattlidens Gymnasium is a Swedish speaking upper secondary school in

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. It was founded in 1977 as a standalone upper secondary school from Drumsö Svenska Samskola. With nearly 700 students, the school is the largest Swedish speaking high school in Finland. The school is an

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affiliate school, with about 150 students studying for the IB Diploma. The non-IB students opt to study towards the Swedish-speaking version of the Finnish Matriculation Exam (see:

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). IB intake is usually 50 students. In the Finnish Matriculation Examination, Mattlidens Gymnasium has consistently placed in the top 10%.

Notable alumni

* Carl Haglund *

Mark Levengood Mark Levengood, (born 10 July 1964 in Lejeune Base Camp, North Carolina, in the United States), is a Finnish journalist, writer, and television host who works in Sweden. He is a Swedish-speaking Finn who grew up in Helsinki. He was married to ...

Marcus Grönholm Marcus Ulf Johan "Bosse" Grönholm (born February 5, 1968) is a Finland, Finnish former rallying, rally and rallycross driver, being part of a family of the Swedish-speaking population of Finland lineage. His son, Niclas Grönholm, is an upcoming ...

* Cris af Enehielm * Sean Bergenheim

References

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