Faculty of Law

Welcome to the Faculty of Law!

Faculty of Law at the University of Helsinki is the leading Finnish provider of education in law. The instruction offered by the faculty is based on topical research of the highest standards. Graduates are capable of carrying out demanding assignments that require national and international legal expertise. The Faculty of Law interacts closely with the rest of the society in producing versatile educational and expert services.

The Faculty consists of three departments: the Department of Public law, the Department of Criminal Law, Judicial Procedure and General Jurisprudential Studies and the Department of Private Law. There are two research institutes at the Faculty: Institute of International Economic Law and Erik Castrén Institute of International Law and Human Rights. The faculty hosts also two centers of excellence: (CoE) Global Governance Research and (CoE) Foundations of European Law Polity Research; and several Graduate Schools like: Law in a Changing World (LCW), Foundations of European Law and Innovation Incentives and the Regulatory Infrastructure (INNOCENT).

There are ca 2500 law students at the University of Helsinki. As law is one the most popular fields of academic study, the annual intake is limited to approximately 18 per cent of the applicants. The faculty is also hosting an ever growing number of international students, mainly owing to the Erasmus and other exchange programmes and the popularity of the further education programme, International LL.M. Diploma Programme.

At the Faculty of Law we are positive that the appeal of the education the faculty offers will continue in the future.