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The university is a member of the League of European Research Universities and places heavy emphasis on high-quality research.

1 History

The university was founded in 1640 by Count Per Brahe in Åbo (Turku), as the Academy of Åbo, but in 1827 it was relocated following the move of the capital to Helsinki. It was the third university founded in Sweden, following Uppsala University and the Academia Gustaviana, today the University of Tartu in Estonia.

The main building of the university, which was designed by C.L. Engel , was completed in 1832. It is located next to the Senate Square in the heart of Helsinki's Empire-style centre.

2 Campuses

The university is located on four main campuses, even though the term " campus" is strictly speaking somewhat inaccurate, as none of the campuses have student accommodation. Originally, the entire university was located in the very centre of Helsinki, but premises have been built and acquired in other areas since the 1930s.

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. What sets this campus apart from most other university campuses in the world is its central location and the seamless way in which it segues into the rest 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 major architectural significance.

The Kumpula Campus, housing the Faculty of Science, is located four kilometers from the centre 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.

The Viikki Campus is located in a semi-rural area in the suburbs of Helsinki and houses the Faculties of Agriculture and Forestry, Biosciences and Pharmacy.

3 Organisation

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

• Faculty of Theology (established 1640)
• Faculty of Law (established 1640)
• Faculty of Medicine (established 1640)
• Faculty of Arts (established 1852Events January 14 President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal Devil's Island penal colony opens February 11 First British public toilet, separate section 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen, separate faculty 19921992 is a leap year starting on Wednesday. Events January January The Internet Society is formed. January 1 Boutros Boutros-Ghali of Egypt replaces Javier Perez de Cuellar of Peru as United Nations Secretary-General January 1 George H. Bush becomes the fi)
• Faculty of Science (established 1852Events January 14 President Louis-Napoleon Bonaparte proclaims a new constitution for the French Second Republic. January 17 United Kingdom recognizes independence of the Transvaal Devil's Island penal colony opens February 11 First British public toilet, separate section 1863Events January-March January 1 Abraham Lincoln delivers the Emancipation Proclamation during the second year of the American Civil War. January 1 The first claim under the Homestead Act is made for a farm in Nebraska January 8 Ground is broken in Sacramen, separate faculty 1992)
• Faculty of Behavioral Sciences (incorporated 1974, separate faculty 1992, reorganized 2004)
• Faculty of Social Sciences (established 1945)
• Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry (established 1924)
• Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (incorporated 1974)
• Faculty of Biosciences (separate faculty 2004)
• Faculty of Pharmacy (separate faculty 2004)

It also comprises several independent institutes, such as research centres and libraries.

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
• Helsinki University Environmental Research Unit
• Institute of Biotechnology
• Neuroscience Center
• Rolf Nevanlinna Institute - Research institute of mathematics, computer science, and statistics

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