Faculty of Science

Welcome to the science campus

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 Linkki programming clubs in autumn 2026

Linkki programming clubs in autumn 2026

31.8.–3.12.2026 at 00.00–00.00 Department of computer science, Pietari Kalmin katu 5, 00560 Helsinki
Learn to code in Linkki programming clubs! We offer game programming, robot programming and help for one's own projects. There are clubs from primary to upper secondary school.
Event Valtteri Lasonen: Area-Selective Etching of Polymers

Valtteri Lasonen: Area-Selective Etching of Polymers

18.9.2026 at 12.00–14.00 Chemicum, A110, A.I. Virtasen aukio 1, Helsinki
Valtteri Lasonen will defend the doctoral dissertation entitled "Area-Selective Etching of Polymers - A Novel Method for Self-Aligned Thin-Film Patterning" in the Faculty of Science, University…