Welcome to the Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry!

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry promotes the responsible use of renewable natural resources through high-quality applied research, active participation in public debate and education in life sciences and business

Our values

We share the essential values of critical analysis, creativity and the pursuit of truth with the university. In addition, our values include respect for human well-being and the appreciation of nature and the environment.

Location

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry is situated on Viikki campus, together with three other Faculties of University of Helsinki: Faculty of Bioscienses, Faculty of Pharmacy and Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. The Viikki Science Park is, with more than 6,000 students, one of the largest concentrations of biosciences in the world.

Departments

• Department of Agricultural Sciences
• Department of Forest Sciences
• Department of Food and Environmental Sciences
• Department of Economics and Management

Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry in a nutshell 2012

• 2640 students
• 430 doctoral students
• 500 staff (year 2011)
• Doctor’s degrees 32, master’s degrees 227, bachelor’s degrees 217
• Six international master’s degree programmes in English
• Part of two National Centres of Excellence selected by the Finnish Academy of Sciences

Vision of Faculty for years 2013 - 2016

The Faculty is an internationally recognised research and teaching unit that enjoys a solid reputation for its scientific expertise and is regarded as an attractive cooperation partner. The Faculty is Europe’s leading multidisciplinary research and teaching unit in its field.

Strategic resources

The know-how of the Faculty is focused on scientific knowledge of the whole production and marketing chain, as well as natural circulation “from the woods to the world market” and “from the field to the household”.

• Research and teaching are founded on the basic sciences (biology, chemistry, physics), technology, social sciences and economics.
• Multidisciplinary innovativeness.
• Cooperation between the units at the Viikki Campus in the development of interdisciplinary research and teaching.
• As part of the University of Helsinki, the Faculty is part of a leading European university.