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Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School
Mäkelänrinteen lukio
Märsky
Address
Map
Mäkelänkatu 47

Helsinki

Finland
Coordinates60°11′54″N 24°56′54″E / 60.198414°N 24.948334°E / 60.198414; 24.948334
Information
Other nameBackasbrinkens gymnasium (Swedish)
Former names
  • Itäinen yhteiskoulu,
  • 1957–1962
  • Mäkelänrinteen yhteiskoulu,
  • 1962–1980
TypeLukio
Established16 May 1957 (1957-05-16)
AuthorityCity of Helsinki
Enrollment~1,000
 • General studies~350 students
 • Sports-specialized studies~700 students
LanguageFinnish
Campus typeUrban
WebsiteOfficial website (in Finnish)

Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School (Finnish: Mäkelänrinteen lukio; Swedish: Backasbrinkens gymnasium), commonly known by the nickname Märsky, is a co-educational upper secondary school (lukio) in the Vallila district of Helsinki, Finland. It offers sports-specialized programs in addition to general studies.

Misc.

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partner schools: Helsinki Natural Sciences Upper Secondary School, Helsinki Media Upper Secondary School

History

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The predecessor of Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School, Itäinen yhteiskoulu (lit. 'Eastern Co-educational School'), received an operating permit from the Finnish Government on 16 May 1957 and its first classes were held on 1 September of the same year. Itäinen yhteiskoulu was a lower secondary school that operated out of a wooden building in the Kallio district during its first year. The student body numbered over 600 by the school's fourth year of operation and it relocated annually to accommodate the rapid growth.[1]

The foundation stone of the current school building on Mäkelänkatu [fi] (lit. 'Mäkelä Street') was laid 30 May 1960 and the building was fully completed in March 1961.[2]

The school received an upper secondary school permit in 1962, at which time its name was changed to Mäkelänrinteen yhteiskoulu (lit. 'Mäkelänrinne Co-educational School'). The first graduates of Mäkelänrinne's upper secondary school graduated in the spring of 1965. Of the 24 graduates, seven had begun as students at Itäinen yhteiskoulu in 1957, the school's inaugural year of operation.[2]

Sports

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It is one of fifteen upper secondary schools in Finland with designation from the Ministry of Education and Culture as an urheilulukio [fi] (lit. 'sports upper secondary school'), an institution at which students can combine general studies with specialized sports courses and physical training.[3] Around 700 of the approximately 1,000 students attending Märsky in 2024 were in the sports-specialized program, while the remaining students were enrolled in general studies.

The Swedish-language Brändö Gymnasium [fi] is the only other sports-specialized upper secondary school in Helsinki.

Focus sports

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– focus sports are currently:

  • American football
  • basketball
  • floorball[4]
  • football
  • handball
  • volleyball
  • beach volleyball
  • badminton
  • squash
  • table tennis
  • diving
  • swimming
  • figure skating
  • ice hockey
  • speed skating
  • golf
  • orienteering
  • sailing
  • judo
  • wrestling
  • athletics
  • gymnastics
  • rhythmic gymnastics
  • team gymnastics
  • dance sport

Teams

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– basket: HBA-Märsky – football: HFA-Märsky

Facilities

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– Mäkelänrinne Swimming Centre [fi]

– Urhea-halli, home of the Helsinki National Olympic Training Center for summer and ice sports

– Pääkaupunkiseudun Urheiluakatemia Urhea (Helsinki Metropolitan Area Sports Academy Urhea)

Dual degree

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Perho Culinary, Tourism & Business College [fi][5]

Notable alumni

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Sportspeople

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Athletics

Figure skating

Ice hockey

Swimming

Association football

Basketball

Rhythmic gymnastics

Tennis

Märsky of the Year

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The Märsky of the Year (Finnish: Vuoden Märsky) honor is anually awarded to a Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School alumnus on the basis of success in post-secondary studies, sport, or professional life, with consideration paid to admirable personal qualities. A jury of Mäkelänrinne Upper Secondary School alumni and teaching staff make the selection.[6]

2000: Hanno Möttölä (graduated 1996), basketball player
2001: Marja-Liisa Pihlström (graduated 1983), international hotel executive
2002: Heli Rekula (graduated 1983), visual artist
2003: Hanna-Maria Seppälä (graduated in 2003), swimmer
2004: Mikael Pentikäinen [fi] (graduated c.1984), journalist and editor
2005: Aki Riihilahti (graduated 1995), association football player
2006: Heikki Lehtonen (graduated 1975), CEO of Componenta
2007: Anu Oksanen (graduated 1984), head coach of Marigold IceUnity
2008: Sari Multala (graduated 1997), sailor and politician
2009: Marjo T. Nurminen [fi] (graduated 1986), journalist and non-fiction writer
2010: Ville Peltonen (graduated 1993), ice hockey player
2011: Paula Heinonen [fi] (graduated 1980), biotechnologist and nutritionist
2012: Tuuli Petäjä-Sirén (graduated 2002), windsurfer
2013: Mårten Boström (graduated 2002), orienteering competitor
2014: Jan Lassus (graduated 1985), surgeon
2015: Juha Auvinen (graduated 1983), diplomat and DG ECHO unit head
2016: Kaisa Lehtonen [fi] (graduated 2001), triathlete
2017: Michaela Moua (graduated 1996), basketball player and civic activist
2018: Sami Pihlström (graduated 1988), philosopher and philosophy of religion professor
2019: Maria Ohisalo (graduated 2004), politician and poverty researcher
2020: Jari-Pekka Keurulainen (graduated 1975), football coach and physiotherapist
2021: Emma Terho (graduated 2000), ice hockey player and executive, sports influencer
2022: Shawn Huff (graduated c.2004) & Petteri Koponen (graduated 2007), basketball players
2023: Anna Eronen (graduated 1997), naval officer and aide-de-camp to the President of Finland
2024: Harri Heliövaara (graduated 2009), tennis player

References

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  1. ^ "50-luku". Marsky.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2005. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "1960-luku". Marsky.fi (in Finnish). Archived from the original on 19 January 2005. Retrieved 1 January 2025.
  3. ^ "Urheilulukio". Erikoislukiot (in Finnish). 22 September 2023. Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  4. ^ Pasanen, Timo (3 February 2016). "Märsky kasvattaa urheilijoita". Uusimaa (in Finnish). Retrieved 20 January 2025.
  5. ^ Merikoski, Tuuli (11 February 2020). "Urhea-linja, Sporttikaksari -kaksoistutkinto, merkonomi". Perho Liiketalousopisto (in Finnish). Retrieved 31 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Vuoden Märskyt ja palkitut urheilijat". City of Helsinki (in Finnish). 12 January 2023. Retrieved 1 January 2025.