This Helsinki conservatory is a classical music institution offering basic arts education in music and vocational training. There are two vocational programmes, classical music and piano tuning, both with entrance exams. It has seven orchestras, six choirs and the Nuori Lied ensemble, runs the Helsinki Lied competition and stages operas.
Leisure courses include a music play school for babies, group instrument lessons for ages 5–8, a children's singing school and an open conservatory programme. Applications are made online, and tickets for concert hall and chamber music hall events are sold online. It also has a library, instrument lending and rooms for rent. The entrance is step-free.
