The Flora Day on the 13th of May
The Student Union of the University of Helsinki celebrates its traditional spring festival on the 13th of May. Since the times of the Royal Academy at Turku students have marked the coming of the...
View Article13 Sunken Years in the National Theatre – a Scottish take on Finnish drama.
For members of HYY student union: special price tickets to 13 Sunken Years in the National Theatre Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) has been co-operating with the National Theatre for...
View ArticleThe application time for incoming exchange students ended on 15.05.2015!
Photo: Eeva Anundi The University of Helsinki received once again hundreds of exchange applications from around the World in various programmes for the autumn 2015 or for the whole academic year...
View ArticleMEETING THE FINNS!
Are you ready to pack your stuff and move to this amazing country? New experiences, places and friends are waiting for you here! You’ll get to know this great university, you’ll become familiar with...
View ArticleWelcome to learn languages at the Language Centre!
At the University of Helsinki’s Language Centre you can study a variety of languages! The Language Centre offers a wide variety of courses at different levels in 15 languages. You can read more...
View ArticleBe active, active and more active!
MA Qian is one of our International Student Ambassadors Dear New students, I can never forget the excitement that kept me up all night when I received the admission letter from University of Helsinki...
View ArticleTutor: a student taking you under their wing
Congratulations to all of you who have been accepted to the University of Helsinki! During the summer you will get a letter from your tutor. But what is a tutor, you ask. What does a tutor do? A tutor...
View ArticleMy first day!
Jibril Taufiq Iddriss studies in international master’s programme called the Religion, Conflict and Dialogue (RCD) at the faculty of Theology. I came to Finland from Ghana in August 2014. My first day...
View ArticleCSSA-UH will embrace more opportunities in 2015
Chinese Students and Scholars Association at the University of Helsinki r.y. (CSSA-UH) has been registered as a sub-organization of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) since 1995....
View ArticleSummer greetings from UH!
July is here and that means that life at the University of Helsinki is slowing down. Most of our staff is on summer holidays in July, so we ask you to be patient if you do not get an answer to your...
View ArticleBegin your stay in Helsinki with a visit to the Welcome Fair!
In no time at all it will be August and we are looking forward to greet all our new international students here at the University of Helsinki. Your student experience at UH will begin with a visit to...
View ArticleA Smooth Start to My Studies at UH
Happy days in Finland Last year, when I was preparing and packing for my studies in Helsinki, I received an email from the University saying that I could join the Intensive Finnish language course at...
View ArticleFind out more about your University!
Welcome to the University of Helsinki! It’s not only an excellent university, but also a university with a long (375 years and counting) and fascinating history. An integral part of that history have...
View ArticleThe Opening Carnival of the Academic Year at the University of Helsinki
The Academic Year of the University of Helsinki begins officially on the 31st of August, when the Opening Carnival takes over the Main Building of the University (Fabianinkatu 33/Unioninkatu 34) and...
View ArticleFreshman Adventure 2015: get to know your fellow students and the students’...
The Student Union of the University of Helsinki (HYY) organises Freshman Adventure on 30 Sept 2015. Gather a team with your fellow freshmen, complete tasks at the checkpoints of HYY, student...
View ArticleWelcome Fair – Thank you for visiting and info for exchange students arriving...
The University of Helsinki Welcome Fair for new international students is once again over for this autumn term. A big thank you from all of us at the Student Services and International Exchange...
View ArticleHello Universe!
Helsinki Observatory, built in 1834, nowadays serves as a Centre for Astronomy, a visitor centre of the Helsinki University Museum. The Observatory would also like to welcome all international...
View ArticleCome Celebrate the New Academic Year!
Listen to a Commissioner, jump around in a bouncy castle and check out the pop-up shows at the opening festivities for academic year 2015-2016! The 2015–2016 academic year is launching in style on...
View ArticleTHINKFEST – Exploring and Experiencing Science
University of Helsinki’s Main Building (Päärakennus) has never looked as bright and colourful as this week, when pops of pinks, blues, yellows and blacks donned the entrance hall from floor to ceiling...
View ArticleIt’s Time for Love & Anarchy
A new season is upon us; the days are getting a little shorter, hats and mittens are being pulled on left and right, and withered leaves are slowly covering Helsinki in a sheet of gold as the city...
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