General
Teaching is based on research, both of which are of the highest standard. Students can choose from over 200 subjects in 11 faculties. The University has four campuses with nearly 39 000 students. The total enrolment of international students, including visiting students, is presently over 2600. Student life is diverse and the services offered to students are internationally of a high quality. This site provides you with information about all this – and much more.
The university was founded in 1640 by Count Per Brahe in Turku, as the Royal Academy of Turku (Latin: Regia Academia Aboensis). It was the third university founded in the Swedish Empire, following Uppsala University and the Academia Gustaviana in Dorpat, the predecessor of the University of Tartu in Estonia.
The university is located on four main campuses. Originally, the entire university was located in the very centre of Helsinki, but due to the rapid growth of the university since the 1930s, premises have been built and acquired in other areas.
The historical City Centre Campus has been the hub of activity ever since the university moved from Turku to Helsinki in the early 19th Century. The campus has a central location and reflects the architectural style of this part of the city. The university buildings in the city center house the Faculties of Theology, Law, Arts, Behavioural Sciences and Social Sciences plus administrative functions. Most of the buildings on the campus have a major architectural significance ranging from the dominating Neo-Classical, through the Jugendstil, to 20th Century Modernism.
Faculties
Theology
Law
Medicine
Arts
Science
Pharmacy
Biosciences
Behavioral Sciences
Social Sciences
Agriculture and Forestry
Veterinary Medicine
Contact information for students
Tuula Hellstedt
Tel: + 358 9 191 22177
Fax: + 358 9 191 22176
Email: Tuula.Hellstedt@helsinki.fi
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