Tvärminne Zoological Station is situated in the southernmost part of Finland. The station is surrounded by exceptionally diverse nature and a wide range of species, but the station focuses on low-saline coastal waters and communities of living organisms in the archipelago.

Finnish language and culture in southern Europe

Learning Finnish is now trendy. It is taught in 90 universities around the world and the number of students learning Finnish language and studying Finnish culture is on the rise. Students especially in southern Europe are unexpectedly interested in learning Finnish.

The door to Africa is open

The destruction of a hectare of forest on Madagascar means a greater loss to natural diversity than the destruction of any other hectare in the world. The university of Helsinki is now co-sponsoring a new biological research station on Madagascar. Also the seminar React to Act created new relations with the scientific community in Southern Africa. Furthermore, two students of the University of Helsinki have recently published the first Swahili-Finnish-Swahili dictionary.

In the summer issue of UH also articles in Spanish, Italian and Portugese.
La lengua finesa interesa
A relação entre Portugal e Finlândia no tocante á literatura
La lingua più difficile del mondo è ora di moda