University of Helsinki's 375th anniversary year is here!

This year, the University community and Helsinki at large celebrate the University of Helsinki's 375th anniversary year. Events will be held all year round.

Events that will get you in a celebratory mood in January

  • The 4-8 January. After dark, at 17.00–22.00, the Porthania building will become a work of multimedia art, combining sound and light, while the Topelia courtyard will turn into a charming lantern park.
  • The in January. Helsinki Mayor Jussi Pajunen will present the new name plate to University Rector Jukka Kola in a ceremony to be held at the station entrance at Vuorikatu 12 on 20 January at 13:00
  • The to the general public in the University’s Great Hall on 28–29 January.

University of Helsinki wishes you a Happy New Year. Welcome to celebrate the 375th anniversary with us!