In 2020 the University’s operating result, or the result without taking investment activities into account, was €3.4 million in deficit. The result generated by investments and fundraising was €23.8 million, making the University’s overall result €20.4 million in the black.
At the end of 2019, the number of employees was a little over 8,100, of whom more than 4,700 were teachers and researchers. Staff costs constituted almost two-thirds of overall expenses. Another considerable expense are the facilities required for studying, research and other activities.
University of Helsinki operating result 2010–2020 and forecast for 2021–2022.
In 2020 the University of Helsinki’s total income amounted to €694 million, an increase of €6 million (0.9 %) compared to the previous year. The University’s total income is composed of core funding, external funding and the income from investment activities and fundraising.
The total expenditure of the University of Helsinki was €686 million, a decrease of 3.1 % compared to the previous year. The largest expenditure items were personnel costs at €430 million (63 % of the total expenditure) and facility rents at €88 million (13 %).
The most important source of external research funding for the University is the Academy of Finland. The funding awarded by the Academy of Finland increased by approximately €4 million, totalling €105 million. The share of Academy of Finland funding of all research funding awarded to the University of Helsinki was 51.4 %. EU research funding decreased by €1 million from the year before, totalling €30 million. The share of research funding awarded by Finnish foundations was €28 million, the same as in 2019.