An association concerned about the decline in language education is taking the initiative to establish a private language school in Turku, Finland, with the aim of opening by fall 2027. Ekaterina Tähkäpää, the director of the Miska Russian-Finnish day care center, has outlined that the school will initially focus on providing basic education in Russian. However, the school's commitment extends beyond just Russian language instruction; they plan to broaden their curriculum to include Spanish, Chinese, and Arabic within five years, depending on the course of approval from the Finnish government.

To facilitate the school's establishment and operations, a foundation will be set up to fund early activities, and students will benefit from free tuition as part of the school's offerings. The school intends to employ the CLIL (Content and Language Integrated Learning) methodology, allowing students to learn both content subjects and languages concurrently. Tähkäpää emphasized that the school does not wish to be perceived purely as a Finnish-Russian institution but rather aims to be an inclusive language school where various foreign languages can be studied.

This initiative reflects a broader concern in Turku regarding the preservation of language education. The founding of such a school is not only a response to local educational needs but also a step towards fostering multiculturalism and diversity in language proficiency among students. The potential expansion to include other languages signifies a growing recognition of the importance of multilingual education in fostering global citizenship, especially in an increasingly interconnected world.