Jokela High School
Jokela High School is a public secondary school in Jokela School Centre (Finnish: Jokelan koulukeskus) in the village of Jokela, Tuusula municipality, Finland. It is located 43 kilometers outside the capital Helsinki. The school educates about 450 pupils.[1] Jokela School Center also houses grades 7–9.
[edit] School shooting
The school was the site of one of only two Finnish school shootings. On 7 November 2007, at approximately 11:44 local time (9:44 UTC) Pekka-Eric Auvinen opened fire at Jokela High School. The incident resulted in the death of nine people[2][3]: five male pupils and one female pupil; the school principal; the school nurse; and the shooter himself, who was also one of the school's pupils. Hours before the incident, the shooter posted a video on YouTube predicting the massacre at the school. Jokela High School reopened on 15 November 2007.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ The Jawa Report: Eight Dead in Jokela
- ^ "Teen gunman dead from critical injuries who opened fire on Finnish classmates". CNN. 2007-11-07. Archived from the original on 2007-11-09. http://web.archive.org/web/20071109052100/http://www.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/11/07/school.shooting/index.html. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ "Fatal shooting at Finnish school". BBC News. 2007-11-07. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/7082795.stm. Retrieved 2007-11-07.
- ^ "Finnish pupils back in class". News24. November 15, 2007. http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_2221757,00.html.
[edit] External links
- Official website (Finnish)
Coordinates: 60°32′56″N 24°57′49″E / 60.54889°N 24.96361°E
