University of Turku (Turun yliopisto)
University of Turku (Turun yliopisto) is a public institution in Turku, Finland, accredited by Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC / Karvi); Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group. Primary language: Finnish. AlmiStudy lists 6 canonical subject areas, all verified against Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC / Karvi); Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group.
- Country
- Finland (FI)
- City
- Turku
- Control
- public
- Language
- Finnish
- Accreditation
- Finnish Education Evaluation Centre (FINEEC / Karvi); Finnish Ministry of Education and Culture; European Higher Education Area (EHEA / Bologna Process since 1999); Coimbra Group. Verify on the public registry · last verified 2026-05-16.
- Source
- University of Turku (Turun yliopisto) Official Website · tier: tier_1_official
- Website
- https://www.utu.fi/en
Subjects offered
Show all 7 listed subjects (raw)
Humanities · Law · Medicine · Science · Education · Social Sciences · Turku School of Economics
Founded in 1920 (the Finnish-language university; the older Swedish-language Åbo Akademi was founded the year before in 1918 in the same city). The University of Turku is Finland's third-largest university. Approximately 20,000 students. Notable alumnus: Artturi Virtanen (Chemistry Nobel 1945). Turku is Finland's oldest city and was the country's capital until 1812 — the original Royal Academy of Turku 1640 (which became University of Helsinki) reflects this heritage.
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