The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest institution of academic education in Finland, having been established in 1640. An international scientific community of 40,000 students and researchers, the University of Helsinki typically ranks in the top one per cent of universities around the world. The academic community at the university has grown into 40,000 people, scattered across 11 faculties on four campuses. The university’s research and education set global benchmarks, and the search for new knowledge and boundary-breaking research often result in solutions that have a real, global impact on the future. Today, the University of Helsinki is among the world’s leading multidisciplinary universities, featuring at the top of most rankings. The university’s quality culture manifests itself in the high commitment of the staff and students to their work and studies.
