City Centre Campus

The multidisciplinary City Centre Campus in the very heart of Helsinki is the largest campus of the University of Helsinki with its approx. 17 000 students. The City Centre Campus houses the Faculty of Behavioural Sciences, the Faculty of Arts, the Faculty of Theology, the Faculty of Law and the Faculty of Social Sciences as well as the Swedish School of Social Science.

The campus also has several independent institutes in a variety of fields ranging from the humanities and social sciences to the natural sciences.

Location and how to get there
Faculties and other units
Buildings
Services
Faculties of the City Centre Campus on social media
Other units of the City Centre Campus on social media

Location and how to get there

Ilmakuva keskustakampuksesta.

City Centre Campus covers a large area right in the centre of Helsinki. Most of the university buildings are situated near Fabianinkatu and Unioninkatu but some are a little farther. So, be sure to check your buildings address before travelling. You can plan your route inside the capital region with the HSL Route planner.

HSL Route planner Map of Helsinki

Faculties and other units

Keskustakampuksen tiedekuntien logot. Humanistinen, kasvatustieteellinen, oikeustieteellinen, teologinen ja valtiotieteellinen tiedekunta sekä Svenska Social- och kommunalhögskolan.

On the City Centre Campus, the focus is on the human sciences. The faculties have their own research and teaching focus areas, so students have many opportunities to explore a multitude of human sciences issues. The City Centre Campus also features a great deal of cross-faculty cooperation in terms of studies and research.

Faculty of Arts Faculty of Educational Sciences Faculty of Law Faculty of Social Sciences Faculty of Theology Swedish School of Social Science
Finnish Museum of Natural History Helsinki Collegium for Advanced Studies Helsinki University Library Helsinki University Museum Language Centre Open university The National Library of Finland

Buildings

Athena-rakennuksen sisäänkäynti Siltavuorenpenkereellä. Kuva: Linda Tammisto, HY.

Campus includes several buildings with a wide variety of lecture halls some of which were already in use in the 19th Century.

Buildings and teaching facilities

Services

Henkilöitä opiskelupalvelupisteellä. Kuva: Linda Tammisto, HY.

The City Centre Campus is in the very heart of Helsinki, so it offers a broad range of services and attractions.

City Centre Student Services provides assistance to students of all units on the City Centre Campus. If you are interested studying at the University of Helsinki, you can find more information from Admission Services. The City Centre Campus has several UniCafe student cafeterias open for everyone.

In addition the City Centre Campus is home to the popular Museum of Natural History, the exhibition of Helsinki University Museum on the third floor of the University’s Main Building, the Helsinki Observatory on Tähtitorninmäki Hill as well as the excellent Botanic Garden in Kaisaniemi. More attractions are listed on the pages of the City of Helsinki.

Admission services Student services Unicafe cafeteria Unisport Attractions at the University of Helsinki Public libraries of City of Helsinki Sights, attractions and services in Helsinki

Faculties of the City Centre Campus on social media

Sosiaalisen median alustojen kuvakkeita.

Follow our Faculties on social media! List of University of Helsinki social media accounts and hashtags can be found on Thinkwall.

Faculty of Arts: Facebook Faculty of Arts: Twitter Faculty of Educational Sciences: Facebook Faculty of Educational Sciences: Twitter Faculty of Law: Facebook Faculty of Law: Twitter Faculty of Theology: Facebook Faculty of Theology: Twitter Faculty of Social Sciences: Facebook Faculty of Social Sciences: Twitter Swedish School of Social Science: Facebook Swedish School of Social Science: Twitter