The Faculty of Humanities at the University of Helsinki is Finland’s most diverse faculty in terms of the organisation and ...

Differences between densely populated Baltic coastal cities and remote Arctic communities are substantial. Tailored strategies and resilient systems are essential for equitable, sustainable sanitation ...

There are changes to library opening hours and services on Independence Day 6 December and during the holiday season from 11 December to 6 January. Library locations are closed on Saturday, 6 December ...

Why do BMW and Audi owners often seem to drive like idiots? Is it the car that makes them behave aggressively behind the wheel, or are specific types of people drawn to such cars as well being more ...

An experimental study coordinated by the Natural Resources Institute Finland (Luke) showed, for the first time in the world, that the immune system of daycare children of three to five years improved ...

The online course designed by the University of Helsinki and a learning company MinnaLearn is free and open for everyone. It provides easy-to-understand information and practical examples on the topic ...

The key content of the Sustainability Highlights 2024 describes the realisation of the University’s first sustainability and responsibility plan. The report includes also examples of other ...

A new global study finds that the visual beauty of birds – their colours and shapes – predicts which wild species are traded by people. By analysing data for over 9000 bird species, researchers ...

The new Ethics of AI course helps public administration, businesses and the general public understand what the ethical use of artificial intelligence means and what it requires from both society and ...

Scientists at the University of Helsinki discovered how plants heal their protective outer layer, the periderm. The diffusion of ethylene and oxygen through a wound triggers repair – a finding with ...

The University of Helsinki’s long-term investment in research-based startups has proven to be a success. On Thursday, 8 April 2021, Mobidiag Oy announced that it has on the acquisition of its entire ...

Susanna Heikkilä solved a problem in topology, or mathematics pertaining to the shape of surfaces. The fact that one of the articles included in her doctoral thesis has been published in the highly ...