The University of Helsinki was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Royal Academy of Abo but it moved to Helsinki in 1829 and was renamed. It is Finland’s oldest and largest university with a wide range of disciplines. Originally, the entire university was located in the center of Helsinki, but because of its rapid growth additional premises have been built or acquired in other areas. The university now has four main campuses. The historical Centre Campus reflects the architectural style of this historic part of the city, and it includes the Faculties of Theology, Law, Arts, Behavioural Sciences, and Social Sciences as well as administrative buildings. Most of the buildings are of major architectural significance, and their style ranges from the dominating Neo-Classical and the Jugendstil to 20th century Modernism.

Yliopistonkatu 4, 00100 Helsinki, Finland

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