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In spring 2015, Unelmatalli Oy organized the mindfulness-based Olen Huipputyyppi! (I'm a great person!) -coaching i.e. OHT coaching in eight different fourth grade classes in the Helsinki metropolitan area. The aim of this coaching was to increase students' wellbeing. In one of these classes, a study was carried out on the effects of the coaching on both the class community and the individual students. Eight 45-minutes coaching sessions were given during the 6-weeks period. The study was a qualitative case study, and it was part of a mindfulness-based pilot study on life coaching for children. The aim of this case study was to define the effectiveness of the mindfulness-based OHT coaching on individual students on the one hand, and on the class community of 27 pupils on the other. Data was collected in various ways during the study. The class teacher was inter-viewed before and after the study. A group interview was carried out after each coaching session, and the children filled in three questionnaires during the study: one before the project, one in the middle of it and one after the project had been completed. In addition to this, each coaching session included observation by the researcher. There was also a control group which was not given coaching, but was only asked to fill in the questionnaire. The study was a qualitative case study in which the methods of phenomenological observation and narrative research were applied. The methods and approaches of content analysis were used in the final analysis. OHT coaching builds on findings from earlier, international studies on the use of mindfulness activities carried out in schools. According to these studies, the positive effects of mindfulness coaching on pupils' wellbeing included improved concentration skills, reduced feeling of stress and deepened self-knowledge. The present study provides information on what kind of supportive effects OHT coaching has on the class community and the wellbeing of the individual students. The results of the study show that many students' self-knowledge strengthened and their interpersonal, emotional and mindful awareness skills improved during the coaching. The general atmosphere in the class and the students' concentration skills both improved. According to the results, OHT coaching could also have broader positive effects on students' wellbeing in comprehensive schools in Finland.