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The University of Helsinki, Finland's oldest and most diversified university, is one of eight universities in the capital. The university was founded in 1640 in Turku and transferred to Helsinki in 1828. For almost three hundred years this university was the only one in the country and it has played a central role in the cultural history of Finland.
The University of Helsinki has over 30,000 students. Teaching and research is carried out in eight faculties: Theology, Law, Medicine, Arts, Science, Education, Social and Veterinary Medicine. There is a good relationship between the university and the surrounding society. It offers continuing education, Open University courses and R&D services. The nationwide scope of the university is also reflected in the network of experimental stations, research institutes and R&D centres extending over the whole country.
As an institution of specialized knowledge, the university also carries out research commissioned by industry and other Finnish organizations.
The University of Helsinki has co-operation agreements for scientific and student exchanges with 46 universities around the world. It is also active in the European Union action programmes in the fields of education, research and development. Although the official teaching languages are Finnish and Swedish, the university has more than 30 international study programmes given in English, some 1,000 foreign students and a hundred foreign teachers.
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