University of Helsinki Helsingin yliopisto – Helsingsfors universitet (UH) 

IAU-007163

IAU Member

Finland

top General Information

Address

Street:P.O. Box 3
(Fabianinkatu 33)

City:Helsinki

Post Code:00014

WWW:https://www.helsinki.fi

Other Sites

Three additional, specialised campuses: Kum­pula, Mei­l­ahti and Viikki

Institution Funding

Public

History

Founded as Royal Academy of Turku 1640. Transferred to Helsinki 1828. The first and only university in the country until 1919.
The University of Helsinki is part of the Seinäjoki University Consortium (UCS) which brings together University of Tampere, Helsinki University of the Arts - Sibelius Academy, University of Vaasa, University of Turku, the University Association of South Ostrobothnia, the Natural Resources Institute Finland and the Migration Institute of Finland. The Seinäjoki University Consortium is one of six university consortia in Finland and is coordinate by Tampere University.

Academic Year

September to May (September-December; January-May)

Admission Requirements

Secondary school certificate (ylioppilastutkinto/studentexamen) or foreign equivalent, BA/BSc for admission into Master's programmes

Tuition Fees

International:13.000-18.000 for non-EU students studying in English-taught Bachelor's or Master's programmes (EUR)

Language(s)

Finnish;Swedish;English

Accrediting Agency

Ministry of Education and Culture

Religious Affiliation

None

Student Body

co-ed

top Officers

Head : Sari Lind­blom

Job title:Rector

Years of office:2022-


Senior Administrative Officer : Esa Hämäläinen

Job title:Dir­ector of Ad­min­is­tra­tion


International Relations Officer : Han­na Snell­man

Job title:Vice-Rector, International Affairs


International Relations Officer : Markus Laitinen

Job title:Head of International Affairs.

top Divisions

Centre : Centre for University Teaching and Learning (HYPE)

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/centre-for-university-teaching-and-learning-hype


Centre : HY+

More details:https://eduvisit.hyplusglobal.fi/


Centre : Language Centre

More details:Offers language courses for all students, faculty and staff


Centre : Neuroscience Center

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-neuroscience-center


Faculty : Agriculture and Forestry

Fields of study:Agricultural Management, Agriculture, Arctic Studies, Environmental Studies, Food Science, Forestry


Faculty : Arts

Fields of study:Aesthetics, African Studies, Archaeology, Art History, Asian Studies, Baltic Languages, Cinema and Television, Comparative Literature, Comparative Religion, Cultural Studies, English, Ethnology, Film, Finnish, Folklore, German, History, Hungarian, Linguistics, Literature, Marine Science and Oceanography, Museum Studies, Musicology, Philology, Philosophy, Romance Languages, Scandinavian Languages, Slavic Languages, Theatre, Translation and Interpretation, Women's Studies


Faculty : Biological and Environmental Sciences

Fields of study:Biochemistry, Biotechnology, Ecology, Genetics, Microbiology, Neurosciences, Physiology, Plant Pathology, Zoology


Faculty : Educational Sciences

Fields of study:Behavioural Sciences, Cognitive Sciences, Education, Educational Testing and Evaluation, Handicrafts, Higher Education, Home Economics, Speech Studies


Faculty : Law

Fields of study:Commercial Law, Criminal Law, Human Rights, International Economics, International Law, Justice Administration, Private Law, Public Law


Faculty : Medicine

Fields of study:Biomedicine, Dentistry, Forensic Medicine and Dentistry, Medicine, Psychology, Public Health


Faculty : Pharmacy

Fields of study:Pharmacy


Faculty : Science

Fields of study:Astronomy and Space Science, Chemistry, Computer Science, Geography, Geology, Mathematics, Physics, Statistics


Faculty : Social Sciences

Fields of study:Anthropology, Economics, Political Sciences, Social Psychology, Social Studies, Social Work


Faculty : Theology

Fields of study:Bible, Comparative Religion, History of Religion, Orthodox Theology, Theology


Faculty : Veterinary Medicine

Fields of study:Veterinary Science


Institute : Aleksanteri Institute - Finnish Centre for Russian and East European Studies

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/aleksanteri-institute


Institute : Finnish Institute for Verification of the Chemical Weapons Convention (VERIFIN)

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/verifin-finnish-institute-for-verification-of-the-chemical-weapons-convention


Institute : Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-collegium-for-advanced-studies


Institute : Helsinki Institute for Information Technology (HIIT)

More details:https://www.hiit.fi/


Institute : Helsinki Institute of Life Science (HiLIFE)


Institute : Helsinki Institute of Physics (HIP)

More details:http://www.hip.fi/


Institute : Helsinki Institute of Sustainability Science (HELSUS)

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-institute-of-sustainability-science


Institute : Institute for Atmospheric and Earth system Research (INAR)

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/inar-institute-for-atmospheric-and-earth-system-research


Institute : Institute for Molecular Medicine Finland (FIMM)

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-fimm


Institute : Institute of Biotechnology

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/hilife-institute-of-biotechnology


Institute : Institute of Seismology

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/institute-of-seismology


Unit : Helsinki University Library

More details:https://www.helsinki.fi/en/helsinki-university-library

top Degrees

Kandidaatin tutkinto/Kandidatexamen

Fields of study:Agriculture, Biological and Life Sciences, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Economics, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Finnish, Food Science, Forestry, Geography, History, Literature, Mathematics, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Natural Sciences, Notary Studies, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Theology, Veterinary Science


Eläinlääketieteen lisensiaatti/Veterinärmedicine licentiat

Fields of study:Veterinary Science


Hammaslääketieteen lisensiaatti/Odontologie licentiat

Fields of study:Dentistry


Lääketieteen lisensiaatti/Medicine licentiat

Fields of study:Medicine


Maisterim tutkinto/Magisterexamen

Fields of study:Agricultural Economics, Agriculture, Arts and Humanities, Astronomy and Space Science, Astrophysics, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Commercial Law, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Danish, Data Processing, Ecology, Economics, Education, Educational Sciences, English, Environmental Studies, European Studies, Fine Arts, Finnish, Food Science, Forestry, Gender Studies, Genetics, Geography, Geology, Geophysics, Government, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Hungarian, Icelandic, International Law, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Mathematics Education, Medicine, Meteorology, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Neurosciences, Nordic Studies, Nutrition, Pharmacy, Philosophy, Political Sciences, Psychology, Regional Studies, Religious Studies, Russian, Science Education, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Speech Therapy and Audiology, Statistics, Theology, Town Planning, Translation and Interpretation, Urban Studies


Tohtorin tutkinto/Doktorexamen

Fields of study:Arts and Humanities, Astronomy and Space Science, Biological and Life Sciences, Biology, Biomedicine, Biotechnology, Botany, Chemistry, Communication Studies, Computer Science, Cultural Studies, Earth Sciences, Economics, Education, Environmental Studies, Fine Arts, Food Science, Gender Studies, Health Sciences, Heritage Preservation, History, Law, Materials Engineering, Mathematics, Meteorology, Microbiology, Modern Languages, Molecular Biology, Nanotechnology, Natural Resources, Natural Sciences, Neurosciences, Oral Pathology, Pharmacology, Philosophy, Physics, Political Sciences, Psychology, Public Health, Regional Studies, Religious Studies, Social Sciences, Social Studies, Statistics, Theology, Veterinary Science, Wildlife

Main Press

Helsinki University Press

top Student & Staff Numbers

Staff

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Full Time Total:4638

Staff with Doctorate

Full Time Total:617

Students

Statistics Year:2019-2020

Total:31600

Foreign Total:1970

Updated on 08-09-2020