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University of Helsinki.
Helsingfors Universitet
Helsinki · Uusimaa, Finland
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1640Founded
31,312Students
476Programs
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The University of Helsinki is a public university in Helsinki, Finland. The university was founded in Turku in 1640 as the Regia Academia Aboensis under the Swedish Empire, and moved to Helsinki in 1828 under the sponsorship of Tsar Alexander I. The University of Helsinki is the oldest and largest university in Finland with a range of disciplines available.
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