The University of Helsinki says it is Finland’s largest and oldest academic institution, founded in 1640. It has 11 faculties, teaches on four campuses in Helsinki and reports 31,871 degree students in 2024.
Agriculture and forestry are taught and researched in the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry on Viikki Campus. The faculty says its research and education focus on the use of renewable resources, agriculture and food, forests and materials, and waterways and water use, and that its disciplines include food and nutritional sciences, agricultural and forest sciences, economics and microbiology. Viikki Campus hosts the Viikki Research Farm, greenhouses and the Viikki Arboretum. The faculty’s Ruralia Institute operates in Seinäjoki and Mikkeli, and the Hyytiälä Forest Station in Juupajoki serves research and teaching in forest and atmospheric sciences. The faculty names its research strengths as productive and adaptable forest and food systems, nature-based and climate-friendly solutions, wellbeing and health, and a fair sustainability transformation.