The purpose of this study was to describe the prevalence of the bullying psychosomatic symptoms among girls and boys. It also explores how the bullying and the background variables are associated with the symptoms. We used a School Wellbeing Profile-survey (n=16 232) carried out during the school year 2012–2013 among 4th, 5th and 6th grade pupils. Of all the pupils 1.4 % were school bullies, 5.8 % were being bullied, and 0.7 % were classified as both bullies and bullied. Boys were bullies and bullied more often. The symptoms were more common among girls than boys. 27 % of the girls and 21 % of the boys experienced at least two symptoms often during the semester. The bullied pupils and the pupils who were bullied and bullies themselves, had most symptoms compared to the pupils who did not participate in the bullying. Being bullied, poor self-rated health and parents’ low participation in school life explained the symptoms in both genders. The children’s various symptoms should be able to detect and explore the potential of school bullying among children who have many symptoms. Parents should be encouraged to participate in their children’s health check-ups and parents’ evenings.