Faculty of Veterinary Medicine

The faculty of veterinary medicine is the only institution offering veterinary education in Finland.

News

News from the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and field of veterinary science.

5.9.2019

Life science news

Households feeding their dogs and cats with raw food do not consider the diet a significant source of infections

An extensive international survey conducted at the University of Helsinki indicates that pet owners do not consider raw food to considerably...

16.7.2019

Life science news

Damage found in the bit area of most Finnish trotters

In a Finnish study, damage was found in the part of the mouth affected by the bit in more than 80% of trotters examined after a race. However,...

6.6.2019

Teaching & studying at the University

Tarja Sironen & Ravi Kant are guest editors for International Journal of Genomics

CALL FOR PAPERS: Submit your next manuscript for special issue entitled “From Microbial Genomics to Metagenomics” in International Journal of...

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Animal health care and food safety

The Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is responsible for the basic education of veterinary surgeons in Finland, as well as for research operations and postgraduate and continuing education in the field of veterinary sciences. In addition to being the premier institution for animal health care and wellbeing in Finland, the faculty has a strong focus on food safety. We are also constantly researching and advancing the clinical treatment of animal diseases, as well as related services.

Admissions

Apply for the basic training of veterinarians or postgraduate studies.

Research

The focus area for research in veterinary medicine is One Health. Explore our research and researchers.

E. coli bacteria in electron microscope image

Services

Faculty provides a variety of veterinary expert services. Take a look and contact us!