University of Helsinki Helsingin yliopisto
Latin: Universitas Helsingiensis
Established	1640
Type	Public
Rector	Ilkka Niiniluoto
Chancellor	Kari Raivio
Staff	7,600
Students	38,200
Undergraduates	31,900
Postgraduates	5,500
Location	Helsinki, Finland
Campus	Urban
Affiliations	Europaeum, LERU
Website	http://www.helsinki.fi/university/

The University of Helsinki (Helsingin yliopisto in Finnish, Helsingfors universitet in Swedish) is a university located in Helsinki, Finland. It is the oldest and largest university in Finland with the widest range of disciplines available. Around 38,000 students (including 5,500 post-graduate students) are currently enrolled in the degree programs of the university. Image File history File links HY_logoEN.gif‎ University of Helsinki logo. ... Latin is an ancient Indo-European language originally spoken in Latium, the region immediately surrounding Rome. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings. ... Ilkka Niiniluoto (born March 12, 1946 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher and mathematician, serving as professor of philosophy at the University of Helsinki since 1981. ... A Chancellor is the head of a university. ... Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... In some educational systems, undergraduate education is post-secondary education up to the level of a Bachelors degree. ... Degree ceremony at Cambridge. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ... The Europaeum is a loose organisation of ten leading European universities. ... According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of web pages, typically common to a particular domain name or subdomain on the World Wide Web on the Internet. ... Auditorium of the main building. ... For a list of universities around the world, see Lists of colleges and universities Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Founded 1550 Country Finland Province Southern Finland Region Uusimaa Sub-region Helsinki Area[1] - Of which land - Rank 185. ...

The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities and the Europaeum and places heavy emphasis on high-quality research. According to its mission statement, the League of European Research Universities (LERU) is a group of European research-intensive universities committed to the values of high quality teaching within an environment of internationally competitive research. ... The Europaeum is a loose organisation of ten leading European universities. ...

History

For the early history (1640-1809), see the main article Royal Academy of Turku

The university was founded in 1640 by Count Per Brahe in Turku (Åbo), as the Royal Academy of Turku (Åbo Kungliga Akademi). 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. ... Events December 1 - Portugal regains its independence from Spain and João IV of Portugal becomes king. ... Count Per Brahe (February 18, 1602 - September 2, 1680) was a Swedish soldier and statesman. ... Turku (IPA: , Swedish:  ), founded in the 13th century, is the oldest and fifth largest city in Finland, with a population of 174,868 (as of 2005). ... ... For a list of universities around the world, see Lists of colleges and universities Representation of a university class, 1350s. ... Sweden between the years 1611 and 1718 is known as the Swedish Empire. ... Uppsala University (Swedish Uppsala universitet) is a public university in Uppsala, Sweden. ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: Tartu Ülikool, German: Universität Dorpat) is the national university of Estonia, and the one classical university in Estonia, located in the city of Tartu. ... County Tartu County Mayor Laine Jänes Area 38. ... The University of Tartu (Estonian: ; German: ) is a classical university in the city of Tartu Estonia. ...

In 1809, Finland became an autonomous grand duchy in subjugation to imperial Russia, wherefore the name of the academy in Turku was modified to be Imperial Academy of Turku. Following the great city fire of Turku in 1827 and the move of the capital of the Grand Duchy of Finland, under Russian rule since 1809, to Helsinki, the university was relocated there starting from 1829 and Nicholas I re-named it Imperial Alexander University of Finland in honor of his late brother and predecessor Czar Alexander I of Russia, who had given new resources to the academy. This university was the practical center of Finnish culture in 19th century, and a remarkable cradle of nationalist movements, liberalization demands, political parties, collections of cultural materials, and student activities. It was named the University of Helsinki after Finland became independent in 1917. The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ... Imperial Russia is the term used to cover the period of history from the expansion of Russia under Peter the Great, through the expansion of the Russian Empire from the Baltic Sea to the Pacific Ocean, to the deposal of Nicholas II of Russia, the last tsar, at the start... The Cathedral and the Academy building after the fire The Great Fire of Turku almost completely destroyed the city of Turku in 1827. ... Naval Battle of Navarino by Carneray 1827 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... The Grand Duchy of Finland was a state that existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire. ... 1809 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... Aleksandr I Pavlovich (Russian: Александр I Павлович) (December 23, 1777–December 1, 1825), was Emperor of Russia from March 23, 1801–December 1, 1825 and King of Poland from 1815–1825, as well as the first Grand Duke of Finland. ... Year 1917 (MCMXVII) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar (see link for calendar) or a common year starting on Tuesday of the 13-day slower Julian calendar (see: 1917 Julian calendar). ...

The main building of the university, which was designed by Carl Ludvig Engel, was completed in 1832. It is located next to the Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki's neoclassical centre, facing the Cathedral and the Government's Palace. Most of the important buildings in the City Centre Campus, such as the University Library, the Observatory and several faculty builings, are also designed by Engel. The main building of the University of Helsinki. ... Helsinki Senate Square The Senate Square (in Finnish Senaatintori) is a square in the center of Helsinki, presenting unique architecture allegory of political, religious, scientific and commercial powers. ... Neoclassicism (sometimes rendered as Neo-Classicism or Neo-classicism) is the name given to quite distinct movements in the decorative and visual arts, literature, theatre, music, and architecture. ...

Campuses

University of Helsinki

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 university since the 1930s, premises have been built and acquired in other areas. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1091 KB) Main building of the University of Helsinki. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1600x1200, 1091 KB) Main building of the University of Helsinki. ... The Universitätscampus Wien, Austria ( details) Campus (plural: campuses) is derived from the (identical) Latin word for field or open space. English gets the words camp and campus from this origin. ...

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.

The Kumpula Campus, housing the Faculty of Science, is located four kilometers from the centre of Helsinki. Kumpula Campus is a science campus of University of Helsinki. ...

The Meilahti Campus, with the Faculty of Medicine, is a part of the Meilahti Hospital District on the outskirts of the city centre. Meilahti Meilahti (in Swedish Mejlans), an area of Helsinki between Mannerheimintie (the main entrance road to Helsinki) and a bay named Seurasaarenselkä. Many hospitals are located in this district, e. ...

The Viikki Campus is located in a semi-rural area of Viikki, some 8 kilometres north-east of the city centre. It houses the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Biosciences, Veterinary Medicine and Pharmacy. View on Latokartano residential area and surrounding fields Cows in the pasture in Viikki, with buildings of the university teaching farm in the background Viikki (Swedish name: Vik) is a district of about 5,500 inhabitants in Helsinki, Finland. ...

Organisation

The university main building

The university is divided into eleven faculties. They are listed below in the official order used by the university, reflecting both the history of the university and the hierarchy of disciplines at the time when the university was established: Main building of the University of Helsinki, photographed by Ida Pimenoff. ... Main building of the University of Helsinki, photographed by Ida Pimenoff. ...

• Faculty of Theology (established 1640)
• Faculty of Law (established 1640)
• Faculty of Medicine (established 1640)
• Faculty of Arts (Faculty of Philosophy established 1640 and split 1852, independent Arts section 1863, independent faculty 1992)
• Faculty of Science (Faculty of Philosophy established 1640 and split 1852, independent Science section 1863, independent faculty 1992)
• Faculty of Pharmacy (independent faculty 2004)
• Faculty of Biosciences (independent faculty 2004)
• Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (independent section 1974, independent faculty 1992, reorganized and renamed 2004)
• Faculty of Social Sciences (established 1945)
• Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (established 1898, independent faculty 1924)
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (established as an independent college in 1945, incorporated into U of Helsinki in 1995)

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Research institutes within the university include the following:

• Aleksanteri Institute - A national centre of research, study and expertise pertaining to Russia and East Europe
• Helsinki Center of Economic Research (HECER) - A joint initiative of the University of Helsinki, the Helsinki School of Economics and the Swedish School of Economics
• Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT) - A joint research institute of the University of Helsinki and the Helsinki University of Technology
• Helsinki Institute of Physics
• Environmental Change Research Unit
• Institute of Biotechnology
• Neuroscience Center
• Rolf Nevanlinna Institute - Research institute of mathematics, computer science, and statistics

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Notable people

• Lars Ahlfors (1907–1996), mathematician, one of two first to be awarded the Fields Medal in 1936
• Anders Chydenius (1729–1803), priest, economist, politician
• Anders Donner (1854–1938), astronomer
• Ragnar Granit (1900–1991) Nobel Laureate (Medicine, 1967)
• Hugo Gyldén (1841–1896), astronomer
• Tarja Halonen, lawyer (LL.M.), the currentPresident of Finland, since 2000.
• Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo, CEO of Nokia as of June 2006 (LL.M.)
• Urho Kaleva Kekkonen, President of Finland
• Björn Kurtén (1924–1988), palaeontologist
• Ernst Lindelöf (1870–1946), mathematician
• Elias Lönnrot (1802–1884), collector of Kalevala
• Rolf Nevanlinna (1895–1980), mathematician
• Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld (1832–1901), geologist, arctic explorer
• Jorma Ollila (b. 1950), Chairman of Nokia and Royal Dutch Shell (M.Pol.Sci.)
• Juho Kusti Paasikivi, President of Finland
• Lauri Kristian Relander, President of Finland
• Risto Ryti, President of Finland
• Esa Saarinen (b. 1953), philosopher
• Jean Sibelius (1865–1957), composer, pursued studies at Faculty of Law
• Frans Emil Sillanpää (1888–1964), Nobel Laureate (Literature, 1939)
• Kaarlo Juho Ståhlberg, the first President of Finland
• Karl Fritiof Sundman (1873–1949), astronomer
• Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland
• Zacharias Topelius (1818–1898), writer and historian
• Linus Torvalds, (b. 1969), software engineer and developer of Linux
• Artturi Ilmari Virtanen (1895–1973), Nobel Laureate (Chemistry, 1945)
• Mika Waltari (1908–1979), novelist

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Tarja Kaarina Halonen ( ) (born December 24, 1943, in Helsinki, Finland) is the President of Finland. ... The Master of Laws is an advanced law degree that allows someone to specialize in a particular area of law. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Olli-Pekka Kallasvuo (born 1953) is a Nokia executive who is appointed President and Chief executive officer of Nokia Corporation, starting from June 1, 2006. ... Urho Kekkonen Urho Kaleva Kekkonen (September 3, 1900 - August 31, 1986) was a Finnish politician who served as Prime Minister of Finland from 1950 to 1956, and as the most long-standing president of Finland from 1956 to 1981. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Björn Olof Lennartson Kurtén (1924 – 1988) was a distinguished vertebrate paleontologist. ... Ernst Leonard Lindelöf, (7 March 1870–4 June 1946), Finnish topologist for whom Lindelöf space is named; son of Leonard Lorenz Lindelöf and brother of the philologist Uno Lorens Lindelöf. ... Elias Lönnrot Elias Lönnrot (April 9, 1802 - March 19, 1884) was a Finnish philologist and collector of traditional Finnish oral poetry. ... The Kalevala is an epic poem which Elias Lönnrot compiled from Finnish folk lore in the 19th century. ... Rolf Herman Nevanlinna (October 22, 1895, Joensuu - May 28, 1980, Helsinki) is perhaps the most famous Finnish mathematician. ... Nils Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld by Georg von Rosen Baron (Nils) Adolf Erik Nordenskiöld, also known as A. E. Nordenskioeld (November 18, 1832, Helsinki, Finland (then the Grand Duchy of Finland) — August 12, 1901, Dalby, SkÃ¥ne, Sweden) was a geologist, mineralogist and arctic explorer of Finland-Swedish extraction. ... Jorma Ollila Jorma Jaakko Ollila (born in Seinäjoki, Finland, on August 15, 1950) is the chairman and CEO of Nokia Corporation (1992–June 1, 2006) and Member of the Board of Directors of Ford Motor Company (2000– ), UPM-Kymmene (1997– ), and Otava Books and Magazines Group Ltd. ... Nokia Corporation (NYSE: NOK) is currently the worlds largest manufacturer of mobile telephones, with a global market share of approximately 36% in Q3 of 2006. ... Royal Dutch Shell PLC is a multinational oil company of Anglo Dutch origins, which is amongst the largest energy corporations in the world, and one of the six supermajors (vertically integrated private-sector oil exploration, natural gas, and petroleum product marketing companies). ... Juho Kusti Paasikivi (November 27, 1870 – December 14, 1956) was President of Finland from 1946 to 1956. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Lauri Kristian Relander (May 31, 1883 – February 9, 1942) was the President of Finland from 1925 to 1931. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Risto Heikki Ryti (February 3, 1889 - October 25, 1956) was the president of Finland from 1940 to 1944. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Esa Saarinen (born July 27, 1953 in Hyvinkää, Finland) is a Finnish philosopher who is currently on a five-year appointment as professor of systems sciences at the Systems Analysis Laboratory of the Helsinki University of Technology, teaching applied philosophy, systems intelligence and creative problem solving. ... Sibelius redirects to this article. ... Frans Eemil Sillanpää (September 16, 1888 – June 3, 1964) was one of the most famous Finnish writers. ... Nobel Prize in Literature medal. ... Kaarlo Juho StÃ¥hlberg (January 28, 1865 - September 22, 1952) was the first President of Finland (1919-1925) and a Nationalist Liberal. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Karl Fritiof Sundman (1873 – 1949), Finnish mathematician who used analytic methods to prove the existence of an infinite series solution to the three-body problem in 1906 and 1909. ... Pehr Evind Svinhufvud af Qvalstad (December 15, 1861 – February 29, 1944) was the President of Finland from 1931 to 1937. ... The President of Finland (Suomen Tasavallan Presidentti; Republiken Finlands President) is the Head of State of Finland. ... Topelius in a picture published in the Swedish periodical Svenska Familj-Journalen 1866. ... Linus Benedict Torvalds (born December 28, 1969 in Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish software engineer best known for initiating the development of the Linux kernel. ... 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See also

• History of Finland
• History of Sweden
• Nobel Prize Ranking

The land area that now makes up Finland was settled immediately after the Ice Age, beginning from around 8500 BC. Finland was part of Kingdom of Sweden from the 13th century to 1809 when it was ceded to Russia and became the autonomous Grand Duchy of Finland. ... // Main article: Prehistoric Sweden Sweden, as well as the adjacent country Norway, has a high concentration of petroglyphs (ristningar[1] or hällristningar[2] in Swedish) throughout the country, with the highest concentration in the province of Bohuslän. ... This article shows the number of alumni of the respective colleges or universities who have received a Nobel Prize. ...

External links

• University of Helsinki - Official site
• Presentation of premises - Images of almost all university buildings and their lecture rooms
• Helsinki.fi city portal - maintaned by University of Helsinki and City of Helsinki

Coordinates: 60°10′10″N, 24°57′00″E Map of Earth showing lines of latitude (horizontally) and longitude (vertically), Eckert VI projection; large version (pdf, 1. ...