The inaugural lectures of new professors will be held on Wednesday, 27 May 2026 from 14.30 to 16.30 in the University’s Main Building at Fabianinkatu 33. A livestream will also be available. The lectures offer accessible introductions to the professors’ disciplines and current research topics.
Following the lectures, Professor of Occupational Health
Below is a detailed schedule of the day’s lectures alongside information on the professors. Before each approximately 20-minute lecture, the relevant faculty’s dean or vice-dean will briefly introduce the professor. Breaks between lectures allow attendees to move between venues. The event is open to all.
A staffed cloakroom is situated in Entrance Hall Aleksi, the Main Building’s entrance lobby at Aleksanderinkatu 5. Further information on the accessibility of facilities is available on the website
We warmly invite you to join us and meet the University of Helsinki’s newest professors!
Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor
At 14.30
Jurisprudence | Faculty of Law
AI, Animals, Rivers: Legal Subjectivity in Flux
At 15.00
Political science and administration | Swedish School of Social Science
Rationella val i den representativa demokratin?
At 15.30
Social and Cultural Anthropology | Faculty of Social Sciences
Unpleasant bonds: What irritation reveals about human sociality
At 16.00
Social and Health Care Services | Faculty of Social Sciences
Hoivapalveluista säästäminen käy kalliiksi
Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor
At 14.30
Prosthetic dentistry, oral physiology and biomaterials | Faculty of Medicine
From Materials to Intelligence: Redefining the Future of Oral Rehabilitation
At 15.00
Clinical Chemistry | Faculty of Medicine
Miten laboratoriotutkimukset kehittyvät – 3+1 tapausta muutoksesta
At 15.30
Logopedics | Faculty of Medicine
Mitä pikkukeskosena syntyneiden lasten kielellinen kehitys voi kertoa kielikyvyn kehityksen suuntaviivoista?
Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor
At 14.30
Sedimentology and stratigraphy | Faculty of Science
Ilmastot, ympäristöt ja elämä geologisissa kerrostumissa
At 15.00
Theoretical Particle Physics | Faculty of Science
Neutrinos: creating and illuminating enigmas in particle physics
At 15.30
Forest Planning | Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Planning forests for conservation, enjoyment and extraction: A balancing act?
Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor
At 14.30
Conservation Biology | Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Suojeluinformatiikalla luontokatoa pysäyttämässä
At 15.00
Translational Plant Biology | Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Kasvien stressibiologia ja kriisinkestävyys
At 15.30
Pharmaceutical Protein Drug Research | Faculty of Pharmacy
From Worms to Humans: How Cardiovascular Systems Differ and Why It Matters
At 16.00
Pharmacometabolomics | Faculty of Pharmacy
Vierasainemetabolian merkitys lääkkeiden tehon, turvallisuuden ja ympäristöriskin arvioinnissa
Fabianinkatu 33, 3rd floor
At 14.30
Computer science | Faculty of Science
Explainable data analysis
At 15.00
Computer Science (algorithmic bioinformatics) | Faculty of Science
Designing fast graph algorithms for bioinformatics
At 15.30
Computer science (Data Science) | Faculty of Science
Tekoäly tutkimuksessa — tutkijan ymmärrys auttaa, kun data ei riitä
At 16.00
Computer Science (Atmospheric Sciences) | Faculty of Science
Kun kone ennustaa ja tutkija ymmärtää
Fabianinkatu 33, 4th floor
At 14.30
Archaeology | Faculty of Humanities
Mitä eläimet ihmisten haudoissa kertovat kivikauden ihmisten ja eläinten suhteista?
At 15.00
Latin American Studies | Faculty of Humanities
New Approaches to Latin American and Caribbean Studies from a Central American Perspective
At 15.30
English Literatures | Faculty of Humanities
Kirjallisuuden mieli
At 16.00
Scandinavian Languages | Faculty of Humanities
Vad säger språket om individen och samhället?
Great Hall, 2nd floor (Aleksanterinkatu 5)
SPEECH
Chancellor
INAUGURAL LECTURE
Professor of Occupational Health Care
PRESENTATION OF THE NEW PROFESSORS
MUSIC
After the ceremony, the reception, including refreshments, will be held on the second floor of the Main Building.
Accessible entrance: Yliopistonkatu 2. Further information on the accessibility of Main Building facilities is available on the
Cloakroom: Aleksanterinkatu 5
For any individual needs to be considered in the event arrangements, please contact unievents@helsinki.
There will be photography during the event and the event will be streamed.
New professors
New professors giving their inaugural lectures wear a black suit, or tailcoat with a bow tie and black waistcoat. Pocket handkerchief is not used with a black waistcoat. Clerics may wear clerical attire, and those who have completed their doctoral degree at a foreign university may use the gown of that institution. The new professors carry with them their doctoral hats if they have graduated from a Finnish university, and they have a doctoral hat.
Audience
The dress code for the audience is casual. In the evening session, the dress code is festive attire.
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry / Faculty of Veterinary Medicine
Faculty of Arts
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences
Faculty of Law
Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Science
Faculty of Social Sciences
Faculty of Theology
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine / Faculty of Medicine
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Pharmacy:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Social Sciences:
Swedish School of Social Science:
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Social Sciences:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Biological and Environmental Sciences:
Faculty of Law:
Faculty of Arts:
Faculty of Educational Sciences:
Faculty of Medicine:
Faculty of Agriculture and Forestry:
Faculty of Science:
Faculty of Law:
Faculty of Social Sciences: