The Åbo Akademi University is a Swedish language university, founded in 1918 in Turku(Åbo in Swedish), Finland. It is one of three universities in the city, alongside the University of Turku and the Turku School of Economics and Business Administration. There are 7950 students and a staff of 1229 people (as of 2003). The Pedagogical Faculty is located in Vaasa. Finland-Swedish is a variety of Swedish. ... 1918 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ... Location within Finland Turku (Swedish: Åbo listen, Latin: Aboa) is a city in Finland, founded in the 13th century. ... The University of Turku, located in Turku in southwestern Finland, is the second largest university in the country as measured by student enrolment. ... The Turku School of Economics and Business Administration (Finnish Turun kauppakorkeakoulu) is a university specialising on economic and business sciences located in Turku, Finland. ... Vaasa (Vasa in Swedish, Wasa in Latin), is a city on the west coast of Finland. ...
The university should not be confused with the Academy of Åbo, which was founded in Turku in 1640, and is today known as the University of Helsinki. The Academy of Åbo was the name of a still existing university, founded in 1640 by Queen Christina of Sweden at proposal of Count Per Brahe, in Åbo (Turku), Finland. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... The University of Helsinki is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. ...