Faculty of Science

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The University of Helsinki’s Faculty of Science is among the most significant Nordic clusters of science and technology. Our international academic community of around 6,000 students and 1,300 researchers and teachers is building the future, one layer, one model and one phenomenon at a time.

Our Faculty is a place for truth-seekers – anyone wishing to measure the invisible, model the unknown and turn knowledge into a tool for a better world.
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Events
Event Carbon-smart urban green festival

Carbon-smart urban green festival

4.5.–16.10.2026 at 00.00–00.00
The festival, which starts in May, includes exhibitions on carbon-smart urban green open to all city residents, a science seminar presenting research results from the CO-CARBON project, and…
Event European Set Theory Conference

European Set Theory Conference

18.–22.5.2026 at 09.00–16.00 Yliopistonkatu 3, 00100 Helsinki
The 10th European Set Theory Conference continues a series that began in 2007.
Event Sonja Aarnio: Environmental and spatial drivers of diatom biodiversity in Baltic Sea coastal rock pools

Sonja Aarnio: Environmental and spatial drivers of diatom biodiversity in Baltic Sea coastal…

22.5.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Athena, sali 302, Siltavuorenpenger 3, Helsinki
Sonja Aarnio will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Environmental and spatial drivers of diatom biodiversity in Baltic Sea coastal rock pools" in the Faculty of Science, University of…