Find Your Way to Optima History of Optima 1959: the federation of municipalities for 2001: Jakobstads Handelsläroverk-Pälsläroverk / Yrkesskolan i Jakobstad, kommunalförbundet Pietarsaaren Kauppaoppilaitos – Turkisoppilaitos (Swedish Vocational School in Jakobstad) was (Jakobstad Institute for Trade & Commerce – Fur established. The founding municipalities were Institute) was transferred from Jakobstad Town Esse, Kokkola, Jakobstad, Larsmo, Nykarleby, Council to the federation. Pedersöre and Purmo. 2003: the federation changed its name again. The 1960: six more municipalities were included in the new name, Optima, was introduced. federation: Jeppo, Karleby, Kronoby, Nedervetil, Nykarleby landskommun, and Terjärv. 2009: Optima made changes in its organization. The present premises providing upper secondary 1962: Swedish Vocational School in Jakobstad vocational education and training are: started its operation with 52 students in • Optima Trädgårdsgatan, Jakobstad (earlier: metalwork, electrical engineering and dressmaking Yrkesskolan Optima and Vuxeninstitutet departments. Optima – Aikuisopisto Optima) • Optima Paul Hallvars gata, Jakobstad (earlier: 1979: the federation was assigned agricultural Handelsinstitutet Optima – Kauppaopisto education and training (Lannäslunds Optima) lantbruksskolor). • Optima Lannäslund, Jakobstad (earlier: Lannäslundskolan Optima) 1983: Swedish Vocational School in Jakobstad • Optima Hagagränd, Terjärv became the biggest Swedish medium general (earlier: Hantverksskolan Optima) vocational school. It had 339 students. Adult vocational education and training & services for trade and industry: 1984: the federation was granted permission • Optima, Trädgårdsgatan, Jakobstad for art & crafts education and training Special-needs vocational education and training (Terjärv Hemslöjdskola). in Swedish: • Optima Åminnevägen 2A, Nykarleby 1989: the federation changed its name: Yrkesskolan i Jakobstad, kommunalförbund was 2014: The study programmes business changed into the more extensive Norra Svenska information technician, business and Österbottens Yrkesläroanstalter kommunalförbund administration clerk and artisan-carpenter moved (Federation of Swedish-speaking Municipalities in to Trädgårdsgatan in Jakobstad. Northern Ostrobothnia for Vocational Institutes). 1990: the federation was assigned the responsibility for special-needs vocational education and training in August 1990 (Yrkesträningsskolan). 1993: the name of the federation was changed into Norra Svenska Österbottens Yrkesläroanstalter samkommun. WELCOME TO OPTIMA 17.