For the world

Researchers at the University of Helsinki are actively developing new diagnostics and drug therapies for COVID-19. Support us to find solutions for the global crisis.

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Cradle of new thinking

The University of Helsinki is an innovative centre of science and thinking. As a multidisciplinary university, it seeks solutions to problems that involve each and every one of us. Be it in health, education or technology, we create solutions for the many rather than the few. Come good times or bad, our focus is always on the future. Read more about us and our goals.

Global challenges are solved together

WHAT A DIFFERENCE A DEGREE MAKES

The only way to secure a future for our planet is to mitigate climate change. To do so, we need research-based knowledge about what is happening on the ground, in the atmosphere and throughout our ecosystem.

EDUCATING ARCHITECTS OF THE DIGITAL WORLD

Digitalisation and artificial intelligence are changing the world, opening up an array of opportunities. We need architects of the digital world capable of guiding development and resolving ethical issues associated with artificial intelligence.

NEW SOLUTIONS FOR CANCER TREATMENT

The manuscript of life is composed of cells. An understanding of their function enables us to offer effective, targeted therapies.

THE FUTURE OF LEARNING

By educating experts in learning and teaching, we are promoting equality, sustainable development and social development on a global scale.

Support us

By donating to science, you are helping the University of Helsinki to build more sustainable future through education and research. The aim of the University’s new fundraising campaign For the World is to promote trailblazing research and inspire studies particularly related to the following themes: the climate and air quality; the mechanisms of cancer; future learning; and the opportunities offered by artificial intelligence. Join us!

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Make a donation to a fund, a monthly donation or a legacy - there are many ways to give

The University of Helsinki invests its donated funds responsibly to ensure that these assets can support science and studies for decades to come. Every donation is a vital support for researchers and students.

Funds and campaigns you can support

Through the science funds, you can support research, studies and teaching in all of the University’s disciplines.

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You can donate to the University of Helsinki online or by bank transfer.

For our supporters

Thank you, donors, alumni and partners! More than 2000 donors have joined the University of Helsinki’s fundraising campaign with gifts totalling over € 52 million. Your donations are used to promote high-standard research in groundbreaking fields, support talented researchers and students as well as to boost our teaching.

Donors

With the help of our donors, the University of Helsinki has become the top-ranking multidisciplinary research university that it is today – and will continue to be tomorrow.

Club Giraffe

Donors of 1000 euros or more are invited to join the Club Giraffe. The club offers a scientific vantage point and an excellent forum for networking with other donors and top experts from the university, and it is hosted by the Chancellor and the Rector.

Contact us

We develop cooperation together with our partners. Contact us and share with us your ideas. Together we’ll find the best way to move them forward.

Impact stories

Thank you, friends of research and studies! Get to know our supporters and the members of the Club Giraffe. Donating is just one way to help build Finland and the world of tomorrow. You can spread information, participate in our events, challenge your friends to join and show everyone that you support the University! Read the stories of the donors as well as their ideas about the impact of donated funds.